June 12 is the Philippine's Independence Day (#FilipinoHeritageMonth), and as
such, I thought of promoting some of the Filipino-owned business here in
Vancouver.
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This was taken July 1, 2016, during the Canada Day celebration at
Steveston, Richmond BC. It's the first time I saw the Filipino-Canadian
community since moving to Canada in 2015.
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As I research and read about each business I highlighted here, I realized how
much I miss the Philippines and how proud I am of the Filipino and Filipina
behind each of these enterprises.
✓ Bukobaba
Bukobaba sells premium
coconut food and wellness products. Buko is the Tagalog word for coconut. I'll
look for their product at Meinhardt Fine Foods since that's now my default
grocery. It's also perfect since I'm almost out of coconut oil when I cook vegan
Laing.
June 14 Update: I purchased a bottle of Bukobaba Coco Jam + Cacao from Meinhardt. More details I shared on this
post.
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Coco Jam + Cacao from Bukobaba
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Coco Cakes
Coco Cakes
sells Filipino Mochi Cake. I have to order some to describe and understand what
it is. However, I love the story of the founder, Dan. He became unemployed
because of COVID-19, and that time turned into a beautiful business. Good job,
Dan!
I'm also biased since my mom is from Cebu and his parents are also from
the beautiful island.
Ensaymada Ensaimada Moment
Ensaimada Moment
sells the famous Filipino pastry Ensaymada. I'm already drooling, looking at
their page. I better figure out how to order some, since my siblings love
Ensaymada.
Kapé Coffee
Kapé Coffee makes coffee
from the Philippines available in Canada. I don't drink coffee, but I think my
colleagues would enjoy them once our office is open. Kape is the Tagalog word
for coffee. This social enterprise source their coffee from Indigenous women
growers from the Philippines.
Kasama Chocolate
As the company name implies,
Kasama Chocolate
sells chocolates with cacao beans from the Philippines. Now all my friends and
colleagues in Canada know what they're getting for Christmas.
✓ Kayebakes
Kayebakes
make available classic Filipino cakes and desserts we love. I was browsing their
Facebook page and was thinking about what I could buy from them, then a post
with mocha cake showed up. Now, I know where to get the cake for my birthday!
June 20 Update: We're having a triple celebration this weekend and I ordered a cake from Kaye Bakes. Read the post
here.
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| Ube Cake from Kaye Bakes |
La Meryenda
La Meryenda
is translated to "The Snack." Checking their menu, I immediately want to order
Spanish bread. We used to eat this as a snack when we were kids.
Panaderia Corner
At this point in this list, I was thinking to myself, yet another bakery.
However,
Panaderia Corner
have Ube pandesal and cheesy bread, and that's enough to get me drooling for
more Filipino bread.
SAGO TOGO
SAGO TOGO
sells taho. And they're in UberEats. I just hope they deliver all the way near
South Granville or Richmond.
✓ Little Ongpin Restaurant
Little Ongpin
is the first Filipino restaurant I tried when I moved to Canada. I remember
entering the restaurant for the first time in 2015 and was teary-eyed during my
walk home because I missed the Philippines so much. I highly recommend their
Lumpiang Shanghai and Chami noodles.
June 13 Update: We spent a day in Richmond with my mom and siblings and we feasted on Filipino food from Little Ongpin. Here's a link to the
post I wrote.
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Kare-Kare from Little Ongpin Restaurant in Richmond, BC
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I hope you enjoy my short list. I'll make an indvidual post about each business
after I've ordered from them. Hubby and I already discussing which one we want
to try first.
