Ingredients of the famous lent food binignit being sold at the Mandaue City Public Market. CDN Digital photo | Doris C. Bongcac
(Editors note: This article was originally published on April 11, 2022)
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – It’s that time of year again wherein most, if not all, of the Cebuano families get to prepare binignit (sweet stew).
The sweet dish is often associated with the Good Friday because it’s meat-free and ideal for the sunny weather.
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So at this time, people are expected to flock to their local markets to buy things they need to prepare their version of binignit, which is a favorite dish during the Holy Week.
So what are the ingredients needed for binignit?
Binignit has landang (palm flour jelly balls); pilit (sticky rice); and slices of saba bananas, kamote (sweet potato), gabby (taro) or ube (purple yam) cooked in coconut milk.
For its sweet taste, you add muscovado or brown sugar.
And to make this yummy treat even more appealing to the eyes and the taste buds, one may add langka (jackfruit) and cooked sago pearls.
Unsa man, luto na ang inyong binignit dinha?
/bmjo