The most beautiful piece of halayang ube (also spelled haleya), or purple yam jam I've ever seen is sold at the Salcedo Market on Saturdays. This one is encrusted with nutty brown linga (toasted coconut meat) and glossy strips of macapuno (young coconut). Linga is traditionally sprinkled as a topping on rice cakes (kakanin) and other kakanin-like desserts but this is the first time I've seen one with macapuno, which somehow makes it seem more decadent. This giant slab of decadence is completely affordable at only P50.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Halayang ube at Salcedo market
The most beautiful piece of halayang ube (also spelled haleya), or purple yam jam I've ever seen is sold at the Salcedo Market on Saturdays. This one is encrusted with nutty brown linga (toasted coconut meat) and glossy strips of macapuno (young coconut). Linga is traditionally sprinkled as a topping on rice cakes (kakanin) and other kakanin-like desserts but this is the first time I've seen one with macapuno, which somehow makes it seem more decadent. This giant slab of decadence is completely affordable at only P50.
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