FLAVOURS OF ILOILO

From afar, I thought it was a new product but upon closer inspection – it was a revelation of the new pack of Rgies yema. A complete turn around from its previous one, the new packaging combines a sleek look and feel and can surely compete with the big players in the industry. But what’s inside is still the main of gastronomical event – a bite of the savory, sweet, and chewy candy coated in crystallized sugar. Still retaining the original packaging and the same sweet taste Ilonggos loved since then. As we are all familiar with the line – looks good, tastes even better. Grab one now and share in agreement with two thumbs up!

What's a trip without pasalubong? It's almost like a vacation without taking photos. I got these Biscocho Haus paperbags for PhP25 pesos (smaller bags costs PhP20) to make my pasalubong even more authentic Ilonggo. Packaging is important for me so I have to package my pasalubong to make it good inside out. So what were inside these pasalubong bags? All-time favorites like butterscoth (PJ's Delicacies), yemas (Biscocho Haus) and buttered toasts (Angelina Bakeshop) to personal requests like thick piaya ( Wewin's) and banadas (Biscocho Haus). Even got boneless dilis and papered squid (squid flakes) from the grocery as bonus. So what's inside your pasalubong bag?

After my friend, whom I sent a boxful of Iloilo pasalubong treats, raved about Rgies yema, I decided it would be worth spending a little more than 50 pesos to have another taste of this yema. Though not as well-packaged as their butterscotch , Rgies yema still stands out in the shelves. With a more crisp sugar coated outside layer and a richer inside, no wonder my friend said that there seems to be an egg yolk per yema ball .

As a kid, I used to persuade my mom into buying "a whole lot" of these yemas. But then, at 1 peso each, it was considered to be a luxury when most sweets cost a quarter of that. Fast forward a few years ago, when pasalubong from Iloilo would take almost 60% of my baggage back to Manila, it was really a "shame" that I never considered bringing them back to my colleagues. It wasn't until my guests from Manila raved (and then craved) for these sweet little milk balls that I realized it's "potential" to be one of my pasalubong "greats". And the rest was history. Proof of it was numerous orders from my friends and colleagues in Manila for these yemas for their consumption and/or "business".