I got this photo from a friend who posted this first on her FB account. Good thing, she shared the the high -resolution photos for this blogpost. So how do I begin this blogpost? We'll, few months back, I had this series of PANimals which I got from Short Stop Bakery here in Santa Barbara. My collection since then included "lukon" (prawn), "lukos" (squid), "ba-o"(turtle), isda, alimango, and cobra. And I thought the novelty of breads just ends there ...
My friend Agnes, was surprised herself when her "suki na manuglibod" (peddler) showed her something new today. Usually, she says that Manang Maritess brings hopia sibuyas, ensaymada, donut, starbread, monay and bichocoy during the afternoon route along their street. But today was the day of surprises - her suki had a pack of a bread that's long and hard. Curious as she was she bought these "breads of life" and posted it online.
So what did she eat first? Naturally, she went for the balls (lol) but she wasn't able to finish it. It was hard, solid and "mananam". The texture is like that of starbread which is crisp and smooth on the surface and a bit hard and this goes all the way to the tip. I didn't bother asking her how she ate the whole bread, she could have sliced it - German cut, I'd say.
Interviewing Maritess, she she found out that she sources her breads from a bakery in Baluarte in Molo named "Bakerville". And most of the time these oddly shaped breads are made to order. It just so happens that they had extra that day so she added it on her gastronomic wares. So it follows that these baked goodies come in other interesting shapes, size and cuts!