Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Our two day hopia quest

“Hopia is a popular Filipino bean filled pastry originally introduced by Fujianese immigrants in urban centres of the Philippines around the start of the American civil occupation. It is a widely-available inexpensive treat and a favoured gift for friends and relatives.” - Wikipedia

Monday, Abhie and I had a sudden craving for the diced hopia of Baker’s Fair, I cannot actually remember how and what triggered our sudden craving for the sweet filling and crunchy crust of the diced hopia from Baker’s Fair. All I remember is that we suddenly started talking about how good it was and how we want to eat it. Abhie want it hot and freshly cooked, and so do I, but I also want to eat it cold from the fridge because it becomes less sweet. On one sitting I can eat almost ten hopias so when I eat it hot, every additional piece I eat becomes sweeter than the last piece that I ate. This is the reason why I sometimes like it cold.

The only Baker’s Fair outlet I know is the one in Viramall in Greenhills. But it turns out that there is one near Abhie’s place. Instead of going to Greenhills, we decided to go to the Baker’s Fair in Puregold Tayuman. We were very excited when we left the office, our taste buds were likewise excited for the sweet hopia we were craving for the whole day. Finally, we arrived in Baker’s Fair, but to our disappointment there was only one piece of hopia left. One piece would not satisfy two people so we decided that we would just try on another day by going there earlier. Instead of going there empty handed, we just sought for alternatives, which were squid balls (Abhie calls them bola-bola), kikiam and gulaman.

Wednesday, the craving is still there. Now, we made sure to leave the office earlier. We left the office at 6:00 p.m. and arrived at Puregold an hour after. Finally! Freshly cooked hopia galore!

Abhie waiting for our hopia

She got shy when she saw the camera

Moulding the hopia into a dice shape

Packing our hopia

Hopia!

We bought one pack that contains 20 hopias for Php 75.00. At last, the craving for the sweet monggo filling and crunchy crust of the Baker’s Fair hopia has been satisfied.

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