Ever had a jackfruit before? 🍈🇵🇭

Today I’m making one of my favorite Filipino desserts that my mom used to make when I was a kid.

Everyone is familiar with Filipino lumpia, but turon is like its sweeter, dessert-style cousin. It’s typically stuffed with Saba bananas but today we’re using jackfruit which tastes like if a pineapple, banana and mango had a baby. It’s tropical and sweet and if you can’t get it fresh, just use the canned version like my mom used to. This version is stuffed with fruit, brown sugar then coated in a caramel glaze and so damn good.

Truth be told, this is my first time making this from scratch [without my mom] because I’m doing some R&D on a drink recipe coming soon but I’m so glad I did because it was as delicious as it was nostalgic.

Hope y’all enjoy this one - what filipino dessert should I make next?

Cheers y’all

Here are seven Filipino-inspired cocktails worth making this weekend. Each one takes a familiar flavor and builds it into a structured drink format. From spirit-forward to tropical and dessert-driven, this lineup keeps things balanced and intentional. If you’re looking to explore Filipino flavors in a practical way, start here.

Cheers, y’all!

Finally made one of my favorite Filipino street foods! Banana-cue! 🍌

Growing up, I remember paying 20 PHP (about $0.30 now) for a stick of banana-cue and was always in heaven. Banana-cue is made with saba bananas which is actually more of a tiny plantain than a banana. If you’ve never had it before, it’s essentially a deep fried plantain (similar to maduros) but coated with caramelized dark brown sugar and then skewered with bamboo sticks and served to-go. Think bananas foster but with a brown sugar candy coating. These are so ridiculously delicious and crispy and might be coming to a cocktail near you ;)

Also, can we just acknowledge the fact that I just made a cooking video??? Should I make more? If so, what do you want to see?