Why binignit is the ultimate ‘Lent food’ for Cebuanos

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — On April 9, 2020, Cebu City residents made headlines over breaking the social distancing protocol of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) at the Carbon Market to buy ingredients for the popular dish, binignit.…

Binignit ‘breaks’ social distancing in Carbon Market

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The binignit is a famous dish for Filipinos during the Lenten season especially during the Maundy Thursday up to Black Saturday. Considered as a fasting food, its ingredients are made solely of root…

Binignit: The Semana Santa staple

Louella Eslao- Alix 03/28/2018

We are a people deeply absorbed in Catholic traditions — processions, fiestas and Semana Santa or Holy Week. Mention Holy Week and visions of biko, bibingka and binignit float into the Cebuanos’ collective memory. Semana Santa is…

Binignit: A Good Friday Cebuano soul food

Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/23/2016

For street vendor Nang Piling, what she sells is not just a simple sweetened stew that you eat on a hot afternoon. Neither is it just a lowly snack that you settle for because it’s there. Nang…

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