. This rice cake is traditionally cooked outside churches on Simbang Gabi, the 9-day novena masses leading up to Christmas. There is a distinct aroma as the rice cakes are cooked in clay pots ...

This excess of celebration culminates in one final party on Christmas Eve, or Noche Buena. Buffet tables are set with all sorts of celebratory Filipino foods, but for me, the reason for the season ...

When the filling reaches a paste-like consistency, dashes of bright red food colouring ... regla is inspired by Filipino lanterns called parols. In the months leading to Christmas, these lanterns ...

For those who have never tried Filipino food, Reyes described it ... She remembered what the Christmas season meant for her growing up. "We have something called Simbang Gabi, so it's midnight ...

"We wanted to celebrate the way of eating and feeling you get with a Filipino vibe, a happy Christmas feeling with food that is all about sharing," he explains. "Using your hands to eat is a very ...

Each day, a different group handles cooking and serving the food. Following ... another Filipino Catholic ministry liaison, enjoys the calm of Christmas after nine lively days of socializing.

The essay is entitled, Tasting Filipino Christmas: “For food is at the center of the Filipino Christmas… the food must be shared because community and family feeling are at the core of family ...

It's only been open for a few months. But Denver's latest Filipino restaurant is generating a lot of buzz in the Mile High City and beyond.

The Filipino Christmas Market runs Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 45-02 23rd Street in Long Island City. Visitors can enjoy traditional Filipino foods like Ube Pianono, a Swiss roll ...

“These parols will light up the space, their radiance reflects the warmth and unity that bind us as a Filipino community during this Christmas season. As we celebrate this season of joy and ...

This year, to start a new tradition and tap deeper into my Filipino ... including Phil-Am Food Mart, which had parols hanging inside. “To me, they’re as synonymous with Christmas as a ...