List of Philippine desserts

Buko pie and ingredients

This is a list of Philippine desserts. Philippine cuisine consists of the food, preparation methods and eating customs found in the Philippines. The style of cooking and the food associated with it have evolved over many centuries from its Austronesian origins to a mixed cuisine of Malay, Spanish, Chinese, and American, as well as other Asian and Latin influences adapted to indigenous ingredients and the local palate.^[1]

Philippine desserts

Otap

Sorbetes

Corn maja blanca

• Alfajor
• Apas
• Bakpia
• Banana cue
• Baye baye
• Belekoy
• Bibingka
• Biskotso
• Bukayo
• Buko pie – a traditional Filipino baked young-coconut (malauhog) custard pie. It is considered a specialty in the city of San Pablo City, Laguna located on the island of Luzon^[2]
• Camote cue
• Cascaron
• Dodol
• Espasol
• Ginanggang
• Ginataan
• Gulaman
• Halo-halo
• Kalamay
• Kutsinta
• Latik
• Maíz con hielo
• Maja blanca
• Maruya
• Nata de coco
• Otap
• Palitaw
• Piaya
• Pitsi-pitsî
• Polvorón
• Sapin-sapin
• Sorbetes – the traditional variation of ice cream made in the Philippines, it is uniquely made from coconut milk, unlike other iced desserts that are made from animal milk.
• Suman
• Turón

See also

• List of desserts
• List of Philippine dishes

References

1. Alejandro, Reynaldo (1985). The Philippine cookbook. New York, New York: Penguin. pp. 12–14. ISBN 978-0-399-51144-8. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
   Civitello, Linda (2011). Cuisine and Culture: A History of Food and People. John Wiley and Sons. p. 263. ISBN 978-1-118-09875-2. Retrieved 30 June 2011. Just as Filipino people are part Malay, Chinese and Spanish, so is the cuisine of their seven-thousand-island nation
   Philippines Country Study Guide. Int'l Business Publications. 2007. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-4330-3970-6. Retrieved 30 June 2011. Throughout the centuries, the islands have incorporated the cuisine of the early Malay settlers, Arab and Chinese traders, and Spanish and American colonizers along with other Oriental and Occidental accent and flavors.
   "Philippine Cuisine." Balitapinoy.net. Accessed July 2011.
   Morgolis, Jason (6 February 2014). "Why is it so hard to find a good Filipino restaurant?". Public Radio International. Retrieved 17 December 2014. Philippine food has Chinese, Malaysian, Spanish and American influences — all cultures that have shaped the Philippines.
2. "Pilgrimage for pies!". Flexicover. Retrieved 3 April 2014.