Food

Pepalto This delicacy is popular during Holy Week literally means “made to appear/emerge” as it floats to the surface of boiling water when fully cooked! PÉPALTÓ • (PEH-puhl-TOH)literally means “made to appear/emerge”, a small flat glutinous rice cake prepared by boiling. It floats to the surface when fully cooked and is served with garnishings of … Read more

Alualu It was National HaloHalo Day a few days ago! Kapampángans have their own version of this well-loved Filipino milk dessert! Did you know that the Kapampángan halo-halo is more minimalistic than your classic Filipino halo-halo? Halo-halo is a popular cold dessert of shaved ice and milk with various mixed toppings from the Philippines. “Hálò-hálò” … Read more

SUKLATING BATIRUL (Tsokolate de Batirol)Kapampángan Christmas BeverageHeirloom Kapampángan Hot Chocolate Sukláting batirul is the Kapampángan traditional hot chocolate popular during Christmas that is made from tablea or pure ground roasted cacao beans formed into blocks. Tablea is mixed with sweet condensed milk, evaporated milk, and water over a light to medium fire. It is mixed … Read more

Ligang Pasku This Kapampángan Christmas dish has not 1, not 2, but 3 kinds of meat in it: beef, pork, and chicken! It’s said to be the result of combining the meat leftovers from noche buena (Christmas Eve meal)! LÍGANG PASKU • (LEE-guhng puhs-KU)a Kapampángan Christmas soup dish prepared with boiled beef, pork, chicken, and … Read more

Sanikulas Cookies ST. NICK COOKIES? Here’s a miraculous Kapampángan heirloom delicacy that is named after Saint Nicholas! Pan de San Nicolas originated from St. Nicolas de Tolentino, one of the most beloved saints of Pampanga. Old folklore stories tell that the cookies were baked carefully, stored in large jars, and fed to a person struck … Read more