{"id":1407,"date":"2015-08-14T17:21:22","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T21:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=1407"},"modified":"2018-12-25T12:23:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-25T17:23:42","slug":"filipino-polvoron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=1407","title":{"rendered":"Filipino Polvor\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever tasted polvor\u00f3n? The correct response is, \u201cWhich kind?\u201d<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve ever wandered the streets of a Mexican neighborhood, you may have passed a panaderia <\/em>that featured polvor\u00f3nes, a soft, crumbly cookie that is essentially the Spanish version of shortbread and akin to the goody known as Mexican wedding cookies; the texture is almost like a Chinese almond cookie. One bite and you\u2019ll know what I mean by crumbly \u2013 polvo <\/em>means powder, after all. (Photo on the left.)<\/p>\n

In the Philippines, polvor\u00f3nes are made of powdered milk and toasted flour and are even more crumbly (if that\u2019s possible) and to my taste, they\u2019re more like a candy than a cookie. (Photo on the right.)
\n\"Mexican<\/a>\"Filipino<\/a><\/p>\n

Typically wrapped in brightly colored cellophane twisted on the ends, Filipino polvor\u00f3nes barely hold their shape and instantly crumble into sweet delicious dust when bitten into. They\u2019re available in flavors like cashew, peanut, ube <\/em>and pinipig <\/em>(crisped rice).
\n\"Cellophane<\/a>\"Box\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I thought I had sampled every available version of this treat. Until now, that is. Chocolate coated polvor\u00f3nes. Chocolatey goodness on the outside surrounding polvor\u00f3n in flavors like cookies & cream on the inside. Surely a case of lily-gilding, but what\u2019s to not like? I was certain that no further embellishment was conceivable.
\n\"Chocolate<\/a>\"Chocolate<\/a><\/p>\n

Wrong again. Because I had stumbled upon ChocoVron\u2019s Rite Snack Polvor\u00f3n Sticks. They\u2019re similar to the cylindrical crispy wafer cookies called Pirouettes but covered in chocolate and filled with polver\u00f3n, in this case ube<\/em>. (Ube <\/em>is purple yam \u2014 or purple yum if we’re to believe the package labeling.) Their slogan \u201cOne Bite is not Enough\u201d is tauntingly accurate. Beware: these are addictive. (Actually, anything that goes crunch is addictive, but that merely serves to prove the point.) Buko Pandan (coconut pandan) and Classic flavors invite a return visit.
\n\"Polvoron<\/a>\"Inside<\/a><\/p>\n

 
\nFound at Sariling Atin Grill and Filipino Grocery
\n89-12 Queens Blvd.
\nElmhurst, NY
\n718-397-1200
\n 
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ever tasted polvor\u00f3n? The correct response is, \u201cWhich kind?\u201d If you\u2019ve ever wandered the streets of a Mexican neighborhood, you may have passed a panaderia that featured polvor\u00f3nes, a soft, crumbly cookie that is essentially the Spanish version of shortbread … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3336,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,21],"tags":[16],"class_list":["post-1407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stories","category-sweets","tag-filipino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3336"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1407"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1518,"href":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1407\/revisions\/1518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}