When I was in Bacolod I tried BongBong’s Hot Piaya along Araneta Street, this time with Ube filling. We bought a dozen and ate while walking, inside the jeepney, and until we reach home. Hehe! The ube is tastier than the regular one. Just enough sweetness and soft to bite since you buy it hot instead of the ones packed and sealed.

BongBong’s hot piaya is the only one I saw operating in Bacolod. Will try more on my next visit. You should try it too when you visit Bacolod City, October is their Masskara Festival month.

What is Piaya?

Piaya is a flat unleavened bread filled with mozcovado (raw) sugar. A product of the Negros provinces, sugar capital of the Philippines, it is produced and available at BongBong’s.

What’s the texture like? The bread is flaky, just like the Chinese hopia, and the filling is, of course, sweet. The dough is prepared then formed into small balls. The filling of mozcovado sugar is spooned at the center of each ball then the ball is re-shaped. Rolling pins are used to flatten them. Ovens used for commercially produced piaya are not enclosed contraptions but more like huge open griddles. The flattened piaya are arranged in rows and columns, cooked until the underside is lightly browned then flipped over to brown the opposite side. They are cooled then packed for selling.

BongBong’s Hot Piaya

BongBong’s Hot Piaya

BongBong’s Hot Piaya

visit online: http://bongbongspiaya.com/index.html
You would like to try the Ube flavor BongBong’s Hot Piaya.