00:00Every night, Kapuso stars David DeCalco, Alden Richards, Dennis Trillo, Barbie Morteza, and Sanya Lopez are seen in the Jemay series, Pulang Araw.
00:15In this drama series, we see how the lives of Filipinos during the period of Japan.
00:21Here in Cavite, we discovered a product that is present even before the period of Japan.
00:32This is Bibingkoy, a type of tea called Bibingka.
00:36This product is already 97 years old, Kapuso.
00:40But the in-demand here in the market, there is no cupas.
00:45Now, I've been here for 60 years and I always run out of it.
00:49Maybe it's really good to know the truth.
00:52We run out of 8 to 10 cups a day.
00:56Sometimes, we run out of 1 hour and a half.
00:59What is the secret to a long-lasting business?
01:03Let's find out, Kapuso!
01:04In bare months, it's a must-have for us Filipinos to eat kakanin.
01:15This morning, the challenge for me is, how well do I know my kakanin?
01:20So, Kapuso, in 30 seconds, how many kakanin can I guess?
01:27I will be shown pictures of kakanin and I just need to give its name.
01:31Join me in guessing, Kapuso!
01:35Are we ready?
01:38What's that?
01:40What's that? Is that kakanin?
01:42Okay, kinokmani.
01:44Suman.
01:46The one with chocolate.
01:49Balagket.
01:51Bibingka.
01:53Suman sa latik.
01:55Suman sa liya palitaw.
01:57Pichi pichi.
01:59Puchintang.
02:01Kulay-kulay.
02:03Putongbong.
02:05I got it right!
02:07I only guessed one.
02:09Suman sa muron.
02:11Suman sa muron.
02:13At least, I said suman.
02:15Almost perfect.
02:17That's what happens when we're fond of kakanin.
02:20Now, let's go back to the time when bibingkoy was popular in Cavite.
02:26In 1927, Ika started selling bibingkoy.
02:31She passed it on to her daughter, Aling Lolit.
02:34And now, Aunty Bernadette runs their shop.
02:39I'm the third generation, from my grandmother, my mother, and me.
02:44Bibingkoy was inspired by making bibingka.
02:49Uling sa ibabaw, uling sa ilalim.
02:51Then, we mixed tikoy.
02:53Tikoy is sticky, right?
02:55So, she matched bibingkoy with tikoy and bibingka.
02:59To make their famous bibingkoy,
03:02they first cook its filling, sweet mung bean.
03:06When it's cold, they'll just roll it.
03:09The homemade kakanin is ready for the tikoy.
03:13And they'll put oil on the banana leaves so that the bibingkoy won't stick to it.
03:20In their kakanin, they'll wrap the rolled mung bean
03:24and put it one by one on the banana leaves.
03:26Next, they'll prepare the baga, which will be used to cover the bibingkoy.
03:30To cook it, they'll need fire underneath and above.
03:34After 20 to 30 minutes, the bibingkoy is cooked.
03:39But wait, there's more.
03:41Because it's best served with their special ginataan sauce.
03:46One serving of this has four pieces of bibingkoy,
03:50topped with sweet mung bean.
03:52One serving of this has four pieces of bibingkoy,
03:55topped with ginataan sauce.
03:57One plate of this costs only 50 pesos.
04:02It's delicious.
04:04A lot of people come here.
04:06Sometimes, it's full.
04:09We found out that you can order online.
04:12Ta-da!
04:13Let's taste it!
04:16The toppings are like the ones in ginataan bilo-bilo.
04:20There.
04:21See, it's thick.
04:23They'll put it on top of the food.
04:25This is really popular in Cavite City.
04:29Let's taste our bibingkoy.
04:32The name is cute.
04:33Bibingkoy.
04:37It tastes like bilo-bilo.
04:39It's like I'm eating buchi with mung bean inside.
04:42It's like I'm not eating palitaw.
04:44It's like I'm not eating calamansi.
04:46It's heavy, but it's delicious.
04:48It's delicious!
04:51They start cooking bibingkoy at 11 p.m.
04:55so that it can be sold in the market at 6 a.m.
04:59No matter how early they sell it,
05:01Ate Bernadette is also early in this business.
05:06I've been helping them since I was in elementary school.
05:09Because I'm a big grandma.
05:11Now, when it's early in the morning, I'll wake up,
05:13I'll ask questions, I'll ask questions.
05:15Why is it like that? Why does it have to be like this?
05:18When Ate Bernadette started the business,
05:21she also faced some difficulties.
05:23Sometimes, of course, you can't leave.
05:26The service of Ms. Lolit and Ms. Ika is different.
05:29But they said that we maintained the taste
05:33as if it's not new.
05:36But they say that the advantage of running a business is high.
05:40You already know them.
05:42You just have to maintain what they started.
05:44To keep up with the new times,
05:46they also entered the world of social media.
05:49Different bloggers also visited Ms. Ika's shop.
05:53That's why their customers are increasing
05:56and Ms. Ika's Bibingkoy is getting more and more popular.
06:01One time, someone came here.
06:04He said that he's from Mindoro.
06:06There's a tab here so that there's an owner.
06:10I'll have it delivered.
06:11He was really nice to me.
06:13He said,
06:15can we get a tab even if we have to pay triple?
06:19I said, I'm sorry.
06:21It's really not possible because there's an owner.
06:23Now, he said, okay, Ate,
06:25please talk to the owner
06:27if it's possible to get a tab.
06:30I'll get it.
06:32You know, when I gave him the tab,
06:34I cried.
06:36Because his feelings were different.
06:37His feelings,
06:39his urge,
06:41his happiness when he got a tab.
06:43The happiness I felt was different.
06:47From Cavite City,
06:49Ms. Ika's Bibingkoy has reached different parts of the world.
06:55It's really worldwide.
06:57You can't just say it's local.
06:59When you go abroad,
07:01it takes two days
07:03because you have to preserve the sauce.
07:05And for the meat,
07:07it's okay because
07:09the lifespan of Bibingkoy is three to four days.
07:13Ms. Bernadette assured that
07:15she will do her best to preserve the legacy of her family.
07:19This became an exchange for the blessings of her business.
07:23We now have a house and land.
07:26We bought a car.
07:28In their 97 years of selling,
07:31Ms. Bernadette has an advice,
07:32that it's really timeless.
07:35For those who want to start a business,
07:37as long as you love the business,
07:39and you're hands-on,
07:41and it's fair to everyone,
07:43and transparency,
07:45you really need to do it with love.
07:47Everything will be successful.
08:02For more information, visit www.fema.gov
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