Max's Restaurant Food Truck |
Puto Bumbong |
Pork barbecue and palabok |
The barbecue was thicker cut, and the palabok was okay as well. However, I prefer both dishes from elsewhere.
Max's Restaurant Food Truck |
Puto Bumbong |
Pork barbecue and palabok |
Salmon n' Bannock Dinner |
Fiss n' Barley Our Wild Sockeye Salmon is served on our barley. Served with Seasonal Vegetables and Signature Bannock. |
Bannock Tacos Our signature bannock is covered in house chilli and topped with organic greens, tomatoes, and cheddar cheese. |
Signature Bannock with House Chili (Vegetarian) |
There are three things you should know about Filipino households.
Filipino Spaghetti from Shameless Buns |
Reheated the Shameless Spaghetti on the pan. This is half of the container. |
I have a confession to make. I am not a fan of ensaimada, in general. I remember growing up; I just find it too sweet. So if I am in front of a bakery with lots of Filipino bread options, there are two bread I won't order (sorry, bread!) ensaimada and pan de coco.
With this premise, you might be thinking about why I ordered 8 ensaimada during Magkasama Christmas Market this year. Well, the description said there are savoury ensaimada and cheese ensaimada - who says no to cheese?
I am hoping Ensaimada Moment can change my general aversion to ensaimada.
Let's get started. We had all 8 ensaimada for breakfast today.
I reheated the All-Cheese Ensaimada Box for 30 seconds in the microwave, which melted some cheese on top.
All-Cheese Ensaimada from Ensaimada Moments |
Salted Egg Ensaimada |
The salted egg was shockingly my least favourite of the four. Because ensaimada is generally sweet, the salted egg became overpoweringly salty. I love it in bibingka, but not ensaimada.
Our breakfast would have ended here, but I felt hungry, so we decided to eat the remaining four ensaimada.
Sweet & Savoury Sampler Ensaimada Box |
Pork Floss Ensaimada |
Ube Halaya Ensaimada |
Bibingka is a staple rice cake in the Philippines during Christmas. I remember my mom and I went to Simbang Gabi (literally translates to "Night Mass") at 4:30 in the morning and we would always buy bibingka which we enjoyed at home for breakfast.
Finding bibingka in Metro Vancouver is a challenge, but thankfully as part of Magkasama Christmas Market, Bellie Bake made available a box of assorted bibingka.
Assorted Bibingka Box from Bellie Bake |
It includes the Classic Salted Egg and Cheese, Ube Macapuno, Coffee Milo Crumble, and Sapin-Sapin (Ube, Coconut, Langka (jackfruit)). We had all four for breakfast this morning. I reheated it in the air fryer (because I don't have an oven toaster) making sure to keep an eye out just in case it burns and they came out amazing.
Classic Salted Egg and Cheese Bibingka |
Ube Macapuno |
Coffee Milo Crumble |
Sapin-Sapin (Ube, Coconut, and Langka) |
Mamon is my favourite Filipino bread. I love how soft, fluffy, and flavourful it usually is. During Magkasama Christmas Market 2021, KayeBakes.ca offers an assorted Mamon pack of six with three different flavours.
Three different Mamon flavours from KayeBakes.ca |
Assorted Mamon Box from KayeBakes.ca |
Mochanutmon It's a pillowy soft, Espresso infused chiffon cake with mocha frosting, topped with roasted nuts and caramel bits. |
Pandesal is the most famous bread from the Philippines. Ask any Filipino about pandesal, and they would know precisely the soft bread you're referring to.
For Magkasama Christmas Market 2021, I ordered the Assorted Box from La Meryenda. It included three Cheesy Spamdesal, Cheesy Corned Beef, Ube Cheese Pandesal, and Cheese Bread.
Row 1: Cheese Bread Row 2: Cheesy Spamdesak Row 3: Cheesy Corned Beef Row 4: Ube Cheese Pandesal |
Assorted Pandesal Box from La Meryenda |
The Sari-Sari (assorted) Mini Pies from Hapag Restaurant include Salted Caramel Yema Tarts, Banana Langka Turon Pie, and Buko (Coconut) Pie Pockets.
Buko (Coconut) Pies, Banana-Langka Turon Pie, and Salted Caramel Yema Tarts from |
Salted Caramel Yema Tarts |
Banana Langka Turon Pie |
One of my favourite Filipino desserts is turon (banana rolled in a thin spring roll wrapper, dusted with brown sugar, and deep-fried). The same ingredients on top of a pie crust surprisingly satisfy any turon craving I may have.
We haven't tried the buko pie. I'll do my best to update this post once we have enjoyed it.
Of all the items sold at Magkasama Christmas Market 2021, hubby only requested one, and that's chocolate crinkles. I am not a fan of chocolate crinkles. It was my younger sister who LOVES the cookie.
10 pieces Chocolate Crinkles from Craving Crave |
This is our first time buying Chocolate Crinkles since arriving in Canada, and I love how the powdered sugar just goes everywhere. It's so fun to eat. The cookie itself was moist and soft. However, hubby said it's not as sweet as the one back in the Philippines.
Check out Chocolate Crinkles and Macarons from Craving Crave.
Two 20 oz-cup of Taho |
Taho from Sago Togo |
Today has finally arrived! It's the day we pick up our Magkasama Christmas Market goodies, but before I enjoy and write about each store, here's a little post about Shameless Buns and what we ordered today.
It'd be a crime if I went to Shameless Buns without ordering my favourite Sinigang Fries and trying new things.
Lunch from Shameless Buns |
The Double "Spamwich" Combo with Sinigang Fries |
Closer look of The Double "Spamwich." |
Up close and personal with The Double "Spamwich." |
Jacked Up Coconut Jackfruit Coconut Adobo (Ginataang Langka), garlic calamansi aioli, tomato, green onion, and fried garlic |
Fili-Pino Cheeze Steak Fries Crispy AF Palabok Fries, Tapa (Marinated Beef), caramelized onions, chipotle cheese sauce, chicharon, sriracha mayo, and green onion. |
Happy lunch from Tim Horton's |
Result of being homesick |
Freshly Baked Pandesal from Aling Mary's |
Ube Pandesal with Cream Cheese |
Asado Siopao and Bibingka |
Otap |
Rosquillos |