Missing Pakaskas (Palm Sugar Candy)

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After lunch, it’s either we crave for something sweet or grab a mamiso. I got myself that triangular mazapan from the store across the street when I remember another sweet tooth delight. Codename: pakaskas. 😀

Pakaskas, for those who would mistaken this as ice shaving, is a snack/sweet treat made of palm sugar, liquified then put into the palm leaves mold like this one until it solidifies:

It’s snack for some but it’s more of a candy to me. Just like how our favorite candies woo our mouth.

Pa-code switch nga. 🙂 Mas masarap i-share ang pakaskas kung magta-Tagalog ako. Haha.

Una kong natikman ang pakaskas noong nasa elementary pa ako. Ito yung tipo ng snack na hindi ka nga mabubusog pero maaaliw ka naman sa pagkain. Mapapaisip ka kung kakamayin mo ba, kukutsarahin, o ngangasabin na lang ng ngipin mo.

Nasubukan ko yung tatlong paraan ng pagkain ng pakaskas. Isang tip: kelangan mo munang malagyan ng crack para madali mong matanggal sa lalagyan nito. Speaking of lalagyan, naisip mo ba kung gaano ka-earth friendly and packaging ng pakaskas?

Ang talino ng nakaisip ng packaging na ito. Imagine, sa isang puno lang naggaling ang lahat. Buri or buli is the largest palm tree in the country. Kita mo naman na pinaghirapan ang packaging – pinatuyo, hinabi, ipinatas, itinali. Tapos magkano lang ibebenta, di ga?

Karamihan sa pakaskas sa atin ay ginagawa sa Isla Verde at sa bayan ng Lobo.

It’s how you will appreciate simple things as the pakaskas that will make the experience a sweet one.

PHOTO CREDIT:
coconuter.blogspot.com
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