Encountering Hopia Pie Pastry at Davao’s Roxas Night Market
Hopia Ube Flavor
PhilippinesDavao, Roxas Night Market
- Food Travel Log
- Rojas Night Market in Davao is a must-visit. I discovered Hopia, a flaky pastry with a purple yam filling. The sweet but not overly sweet filling made it a great snack. Originally from China, it was adapted to Filipino tastes. Changing the filling to suit local preferences shows the versatility of the stuffing system.
- Taste Rating
- Price
- 10 Philippine Peso
- Meal Date
- 2/15/2024
- Insights from the Gourmet AI
- Hopia is a pastry originally brought from China to the Philippines, and it has evolved into a unique treat with fillings that vary according to regional tastes. In the Philippines, ube, or purple yam, filling is particularly popular for its beautiful purple color and natural sweetness. Ube is a common ingredient in Filipino cuisine, rich in vitamins and antioxidants, making it noteworthy for its health benefits. The cooking method is quite simple: wrapping the filling in a wheat flour dough and baking it. This simplicity is part of hopia's charm. Additionally, the Roxas Night Market is popular among tourists as a place where stalls filled with local flavors gather. The author, a man, boasts that he was most captivated by the potential of the Filipino "filling system," which changes the impression with just a switch of filling... although it's widely suggested that he's simply a foodie.
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