Philippines Undas Foods

November is the month of Remembering the departed souls.

Every country has a different kind of All Saints day and All Souls day celebration, such as spooky costume parties and Trick-or-treats. However, here in our country the Philippines, our celebration and practice is somehow different, yes! There are also Filipinos who did costume parties and trick-or-treats, but those people are employees and children which is Just part of their November activity. On the other hand, we Filipinos commonly offer a tribute to our deceased loved ones such as visiting their tombs, lighting a candle and a prayer.

Moreover, We Filipinos are fond of preparing food for both All Saints day and Souls' day (Undas) as a part of the tribute to our deceased loved ones. Traditional native foods are being served and some of them are the favorite foods of the departed souls.

Since All Souls day and all Saints day are just around the corner, take a look at these Filipino Traditional Undas Foods.

Biko

Biko is one among the Popular undas food. It is a Sticky rice cake made from glutinous rice and coconut milk with muscovado sugar then topped with coconut curls or Latik to add a flavorful taste. Although the appearance are somehow Ube, chocolate or caramel type, the taste is sweet and chewy. Biko can be sized according to your preferred shape and best served on a Banana leaf.

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Suman

Suman or also known by many as Budbud is also a sticky Rice Cake, the ingredients are the same with Biko. Sprinkled with granulated sugar or drizzled with caramelized sugar. However, their shapes are different, Suman is typically shaped in a cylinder type, then wrapped tightly in a banana leaf or coconut leaves. Based on what I encountered eating a suman, it is very sticky, therefore no matter how careful you are when undressing the banana leaves, you will not get rid of the stickiness in your hands.

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Sapin-Sapin

Who wouldn’t miss this kind of Food in every Undas season? This other kind of sticky rice cake is also made with glutinous rice and of course with coconut milk, then topped with latik. Sapin-sapin has a colorful layered appearance but with a flavourful and delectable taste. It has a sweet and smooth chewing texture. Every afternoon I can always see street vendors called maglalako selling sapin-sapin—and they're especially plentiful during Undas season!

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Lumpia

For me, above all foods, on every occasion Lumpia is definitely the OG of them all! We can’t resist the crunchy taste and its filling. Lumpia is a finger food that has a crispy and meaty (depends on the filling) taste in the mouth. It consists of meat wrapped in a lumpia wrapper. However, some people used vegetables as a filling.

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Sinugba

In every table during undas, Sinugba or Inihaw is always part of the occasion. Sinugba is grilled seasoned meat such as chicken, pork and fish. It is best served and dipped with sawsawan. Sawsawan is composed of onion, tomatoes, vinegar and soy sauce all together.

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Puto

Puto is a steamed rice cake with the ingredients of fermented rice dough and coconut milk. This food has a sweet and creamy taste that satisfies your taste buds. As I can see during the Undas season Puto is sold in different colors and flavours, some, vendors add a twist to their Puto Recipe.

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And that concludes our PH Undas foods. We hope that this blog is helpful for you. Stay Safe People Under the Sun!