
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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