My version of Polvoron |
Polvoron has been one of my favorite comfort food since I
was a kid until now. My earliest memory of it was cooking sweetcorn which was given by our local Catholic churches and community chapels then I just added some sugar or
sometimes with milk.. payts na! As in lipay kaayo ko every time muabot supply
ni Mama sa sweetcorn.
So that was polvoron for me back in the day.
Then I learned to cook the real deal from scratch using the
basic ingredients: flour, sugar, powdered milk and butter or margarine. Ingon
pa sa akong uncle sa way pagdapig dapig , gamay na lng daw ang kulang makulbaan
na dapat si Goldilocks. Ambot lng pud ug tinuod.. pero mahurot man pirmi
akong luto sa una.
So yun, I still make it from time to time for my kids and
family.. Most times though, I just sneak a small piece of Goldilocks classic
polvoron (my favorite variant) being sold at 7-11 at 11 pesos to satisfy my
cravings (free plug!).
And since it's been a while now, and medyo stress sa work
lately.. I decided to leave my pc for a while and cooked a bowl of my favorite
polvoron ala A-an. ❤
How about you? Got some memories about your favorite local delicacy, too?
Note: Polvoron is called 'shortbread' in other countries