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When Mom Violy spotted Crisostomo’s handwritten menu, something in her chest lit up: home-style lumpia, sinigang steaming in clay pots—could this be the comfort food she’d been missing?

Carmina informed Mom Violy that she would visit her home on Saturday, November 8, 2025. She asked if Mom Violy wanted to go out for lunch and mentioned needing to do some grocery shopping due to an upcoming big storm. Mom Violy suggested trying Crisostomo, a Filipino restaurant inside Robinsons Magnolia. Carmina forwarded the menu for her to choose what she wanted to eat, while Carmina already knew her order. I chose pork barbeque served in a set of three pieces with a vinegar dipping sauce. I skipped rice and opted for lumpiang hubad, fresh lumpia without a wrapper, topped with peanut sauce.  Mom Violy initially craved the classic Pinoy paella, but when it wasn’t available, she decided on sinigang na baboy with an extra serving of rice. A family member chose sisig with garlic rice. Carmina enjoyed her meal with Mom Violy and particularly liked the  lumpiang hubad , though she kept wondering why it had no wrapper. I explained that it’s called "naked" because it’s served witho...
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Tikoy Chinese Dessert Recipe


Tikoy comes during the month of February in celebration of Chinese New Year. 

 Tikoy is made of glutinous rice that has been pounded and shape into a circle like a cake form that is flat. You can it in Eng Bin Tin or Chinese deli.

 There are different types of flavor to choose from tikoy that becomes available:
  1. White Tikoy
  2. Brown Tikoy
  3. Muscovado Tikoy
  4. Red Bean Tikoy
  5. Sweet Corn Tikoy
  6. Ube Flavor
  7. Pandan Flavor
There are different ways to cook tikoy
  • Some people scramble the egg into a bowl and dip the sliced tikoy than fry it under little amount of cooking oil.
  • My favorite way cooking tikoy is just like a turon. Instead of using banana I would add slice tikoy with jack fruit. You can find my recipe in Filipino turon.
Tip:

The reason why I don't like frying with egg it is hard to get it from the pan. It spread and gets sticky afterwards.

I find it easier to wrap in a lumpia wrapper and stays form inside being wrapped up.

Tikoy is very popular and it becomes a popular gift during that time.

Tikoy is best fresh and should be refrigerate after been used. I prefer to slice it up and place in a Tupperware. Once you place it in the refrigerated it can be hard to cut into pieces.

Once the tikoy is in the fridge for a long time it tends to get molded in a later period of time.

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