How does one make nata de coco at home from scratch? Here’s a Philippine how-to from the 1980s.
Ingredients:
1 coconut
1 cup glacial acetic acid or strong vinegar
4 cups sugar (refined)
40 cups water
10 cups mother liquor (available at Philcoa)
Saray Sarmasi
round-shaped baklava with chopped-up pistachio nuts
Gugelhupf
A Gugelhupf is a yeast based cake, traditionally baked in a distinctive circular Bundt mold. It is popular in a wide region of Central Europe, including southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Croatia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland and Alsace.
Alternative names: Gugelhopf, Guglhupf, Kugelhopf
Main ingredients: Yeast dough with raisins, almonds and Kirschwasser
Region or state: Central Europe
Places of origin: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Alsace
PIGNOLI
plural form of the Italian word “pignolo” (meaning: pine nut)
Pignolo is a macaroon typical of Sicily, Italy. It is a very popular cookie in all of southern Italy, and in Sicilian communities in the United States.
Philadelphia Pretzels
Soft… with mustard