Bibingka usually stands side by side with puto bumbong and puto sulot during Christmas in the Philippines. They are the turkey in American Thanksgiving. But unlike the two varieties of puto (or the turkey), the bibingka remains popular through the rest of the year.
- Ferino’s Bibingka full view
No plan to buy bibingka was hatched today, primarily because it’s farthest from my mind due to its distance from our place. There’s only one branch of Ferino’s Bibingka that I know of, and that’s after Greenhills, San Juan (turn in the intersection of EDSA and Ortigas Avenue). It was a pleasant surprise that a branch opened along Visayas Avenue in Quezon City (near the Quezon Memorial Circle).
- Ferino’s Bibingka wrapper No. 1 Rice Cake in Philippines
- Ferino’s Bibingka with niyog or grated coconut
- Ferino’s Bibingka up close
If there was any plan, that was to go to Policarpio Street to watch the Christmas lights and displays made famous by TV reports and magazine articles. After visiting Policarpio Street, however, I got a bit disappointed because there were no food stands that sold the usual bibingka, puto bumbong and puto sulot. So it was a welcome relief that destiny dropped me into the lap of my favorite brand (or maybe it’s more aprpropriate to say the bibingka was dropped into my lap).




