Tag: Filipino food

  • Growing Up Is Learning to Love Taho

    Growing Up Is Learning to Love Taho

    I think one of life’s little mysteries that I’ll never tire of unpacking is how we evolve as we age. A shy, awkward pre-teen somehow becomes a confident, chatty adult. A holiday we once counted down to every year eventually becomes something we’d rather avoid altogether. Or a dish we…

  • Spanish Bread That’s Not Spanish (And an Aspin Knew It First)

    Filipinos love their bread — perhaps not quite as much as they love their rice — but anything that starts with pan is consumed with gusto, every single day. Pandesal, Pan de Coco, Pan de Regla (that’s the quirky one) — they’re breakfast staples and merienda favorites. Whether eaten on…