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A Traditional Pinoy Noche Buena
Savor these wonderful dishes of the past, cooked and served the old-fashioned way. They may take some time, but they're well worth the wait. Fresh Kangkong Salad with Caramelized Walnuts and Walnut Vinaigrette, Tita Moning's Paella Valenciana, Bread and Butter Pudding, Caramelized Bananas with Vermouth, Roast Pork, Candied Kamote, Chicken Relleno, and Creamed Spinach.

Malagkit
Malagkit is the Tagalog word for glutinous rice. It is boiled, steamed, pounded, ground, puffed and roasted to produce a thousand and one sticky and sweet delicacies the Orient is known for.

In the Philippines, glutinous rice is grown mostly in Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog. In public markets, one can find two varieties of malagkit. The first class or "sweet" variety, which has a rounded and ivory white grain and the regular or cheaper one with a longish and almost translucent grain. more» 

Buko
The coconut after all plays such an important role in out third world islands. We Filipinos love to maximize. The coconut tree (buko in Filipino) is one of those we exploit to the fullest. All parts of the noble coconut tree is used one way or another. Let's dissect our coconut tree and find out how Filipinos creatively use this plant. more»

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