There’s a bakeshop called Tulips near my grandparents’ place. When we were kids, my sisters and I loved their Egg Pie, Pineapple Pie, hot Pan de Sal and Kababayan. We also indulged in Pan de Coco and that bread in the picture with the red filling (is it really called Pan de Regla?).
Upon waking up from our afternoon naps, Maymee (our grandma) would make us cups of hot cocoa. The dining table would be filled with the different merienda fare from Tulips. I loved grabbing a piece of Pan de Sal and dunking it (or as we call it “dudok”) in our chocolate drink. Yum.
Whenever the aroma of freshly baked bread fills my senses, I’m transported back to this part of my childhood. Isn’t it wonderful how our sense of smell acts as a time machine? All it takes is a trip past a bakery and I’m six years old again.
Hi! I'm Toni Tiu,
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at Wifely Steps since 2003. This started as a blog to help newly weds adjust to married life. It has evolved into a home and parenting blog. I write about things close to my heart -- good eats, good reads, family, marriage, and the little things that make everyday happy.
jojo
November 21, 2005 at 9:52 am (18 years ago)pan de regla nga daw. hahaha.
i love kababayan, ensaymada and spanish bread!!!
Toni
November 21, 2005 at 10:00 am (18 years ago)jojo: Spanish Bread from Fortune Bakeshop! The best!
jeanny
November 21, 2005 at 10:51 am (18 years ago)pan de regla, he he he. funny name.
I’m a bread person. Anything basta bread, I’ll eat it. This one from Fortune bakeshop I really love, yung ensaymadang round. I think tag 40 pesos plus cya. Ung maraming cheese sa ibabaw. sarap 😀
annabanana
November 21, 2005 at 11:40 am (18 years ago)uhmmm, pan de regla? what a unique name…kakatuwa talaga tayong mga pinoy, galing nating magbigay ng names. tones, do you have any idea how much is a pan de sal nowadays? when i was a kid, mama would send me to a panaderya to buy two pesos worth of pandesal, they’re as big as my fist and cost 10 cents each..ngayon kaya?
misis14
November 21, 2005 at 12:59 pm (18 years ago)we used to frequent a bakery called tulips in project 6. although i have already forgotten the names of the bread and pastries there, i still remember the smell and taste of their goodies. it was so yummy and delicious.
Toni
November 21, 2005 at 1:35 pm (18 years ago)jeanny: Hindi naman ensaymada yun? O baka cheese roll ang tawag. Whatever it is, sounds yummy!
misis14: Tulips in Project 6 is EXACTLY the shop I was referring to!
anna: May P1 pan de sal pero sobrang liit na nito! Wala na yatang bababa sa piso eh.
jeanny
November 21, 2005 at 3:26 pm (18 years ago)ay oo nga noh. korek rolls pla un…he he he
Zephra
November 22, 2005 at 12:41 am (18 years ago)I just love different smells that remind me of the old days. I was just thinking about that the other day.
Michele sent me.
mare
November 22, 2005 at 3:05 am (18 years ago)Pan de coco with tsokolate!
Pao
November 22, 2005 at 7:34 am (18 years ago)i love pandesal!!! here at the office, we have a regular friday thing, wherein an officemate would buy us all pandesal and we’d all eat breakfast together. sobrang ok na bonding moments between officemates before we embark on another stressful workday.
batjay
November 22, 2005 at 7:49 am (18 years ago)pareho kayo ni jet – mahilig sa pinoy sweet bread.
Junnie
November 22, 2005 at 8:04 am (18 years ago)Hopia with ube, pan de coco, monay and donut na binudburan ng asukal ang mga tinapay down my memory lane…tsalap!
Toni
November 22, 2005 at 9:36 am (18 years ago)jeanny : Hehehe ok lang!
Zephra : Thanks for dropping by! It’s been awhile since I’ve been to Michele’s. Will drop by her site and your blog too!
mare : Yummo!
Pao : Nice bonding moments! Sa department naman namin kahit anong pagkain ata nagbobonding kami. Hehe.
batjay : Sweet kasi kami eh 😀
Junnie : Sarap naman niyan! Diabetes sweet nga lang!
BabyPink
November 22, 2005 at 12:26 pm (18 years ago)hindi ko nakahiligan ang tinapay pero kumakain naman ako kapag mayroon. at gustong-gusto ko ang sikat na sikat na nilalakong monay sa UP diliman. hehehe:) natikman mo na ba ‘yun?:)
delish
November 22, 2005 at 1:19 pm (18 years ago)you know the cakes usually sold in such bakeries? yung parang heavy-handed sa butter yung buttercream icing?
my officemate said they’d usually buy such a cake… and since nobody really wants all that icing, they’d scrape it off and chill it..
then they’d use it as spread later for pandesal… its like a sweetened margarine thing that they love daw at home
Toni
November 22, 2005 at 1:21 pm (18 years ago)diane: saan sa UP yan!?
mec: wow! artery blockage alert! hehehe. pero parang masarap!
Yasmin
November 22, 2005 at 1:39 pm (18 years ago)Tones! I looove pan de regla (yun ba talaga pangalan?) and kababayan too! And pan de monggo!
Btw, the only weeknight I’d be okay is on the 28th. I’m arriving on the 16th kasi, a Friday, but have dinner. Then I’m flying to the province on the 19th. Balik ko sa 28th na
Toni
November 22, 2005 at 1:39 pm (18 years ago)yasmin: i’ll email ya. 😉
liza
November 22, 2005 at 5:52 pm (18 years ago)ey toni! nagutom ako sa mga tinapay na yan. naisip ko tulo ang pan de coco at kababayan na hilig kong kainin nung bata pa ako. ka-miss ang mga neighborhood bakery ano. iba ang luto nila kesa sa mga uso ngayong “bakery.” 😀
sha
November 22, 2005 at 7:42 pm (18 years ago)nagkita pala kami ni suplada at yong baby charlie nya.
bread naku.. am carbo addict my fave din sa pasig every afternoon when my lola gives me the money pag merienda
there was like a sponge called pianono ba yon
Toni
November 22, 2005 at 7:43 pm (18 years ago)liza: oo iba ang charm ng mga dating bakery. baka naman kasi tumatanda na tayo? hehe.
sha: nagkita kayo? aliw! next time tayo naman magkita. pianono yes, masarap din yun!
Chel
November 22, 2005 at 7:58 pm (18 years ago)Favorite ko yang Pan de Regla. Pero di ko alam na yan ang tawag dun. Hehe. Masarap yung ganyan sa Pantoja. Meron din sa Blue Kitchen pero malay ko kung masarap. Mahal eh. 😀
cathy
November 23, 2005 at 12:59 am (18 years ago)anong klaseng bread yung kababayan? i haven’t heard of that before?
Toni
November 23, 2005 at 10:33 am (18 years ago)Chel: Hehe ako rin di pa nakaka-try sa Blue Kitchen kasi mahal nga! Meron naman ng pan de regla sa neighborhood bakery so parehas lang yun!
cathy: It’s a Pinoy bread that’s shaped like a cupcake and tastes a little bit sweet… di ko ma-describe! Pero lahat yata ng bakery may kababayan so better try it nalang 😀 I’m at a loss for words describing it!
BabyPink
November 24, 2005 at 1:29 am (18 years ago)toni girl, kahit saan sa UP. mayroon sa FC (cal bldg.) at AS. marami ding naglalako. ‘yung mga nakabisekleta. tanungin mo lang sa mga estudyante saan may monay, i’m sure merong malapit anywhere.:)
Toni
November 24, 2005 at 9:44 am (18 years ago)diane: Yey! Sige sige sana mag monay-tripping tayo nina E at B haha! Sama si Master!
manang
May 6, 2006 at 8:36 pm (18 years ago)Gustong-gusto ko yang Spanish Pandesal sa Pinas. Meron ba kayong recipe nito? Gusto ko kasing subukang mag bake.
Than you..
louraine
February 18, 2007 at 12:49 pm (17 years ago)can i get the filipino style spanish bread? i really want it…and craving it since i move here in united states
sarah
March 4, 2007 at 5:48 pm (17 years ago)Hi guys, any chance that you got the recipe for kababayan, pianono, filipino style spanish bread, and pan de coco. Thanks!—sarah
annie
May 6, 2007 at 3:33 am (17 years ago)can anyone tell me the recipe of PAN DE REGLA or KALIHIM??please…
please send it 2 my email:antonette1993@hotmail.com
thank u very much!!1
jackie
December 7, 2007 at 4:24 pm (16 years ago)can anyone pls. email me recipe kalihim and spanish bread plssss at jsantos126@yahoo.com thank you…
jane
October 8, 2008 at 4:33 pm (16 years ago)hmmm..yum yum!!nakakamiss naman mga tinapay sa Pilipinas. meron po ba kayong recipe nyan? pra ma-try ko naman at matikman ko uli ang tinapay na yan.=P di ko alam yun pala tawag dun (pan de regla) hihi… panu pag english na? menstruation bread? hehe..