00:00Good evening Kapuso! I am your brother Kim who will give you the trivia behind the trending news.
00:10If your craving for the Chinese New Year is Chinese food, we have already answered you.
00:15In Laguna, we found a place that was given by Pinoy Twist.
00:24For the Chinese New Year, let's go on a food trip.
00:28But our destination is not in Binondo, but here in Nagcarlan, Laguna.
00:32Where they have a different way of preparing one of the favorites during the Chinese New Year, the Tikoy.
00:38Because they cook it in Kawaian.
00:43This is the Tikoy in Kawaian.
00:47LV has been looking for a way to cook Tikoy in Kawaian for decades.
00:50This is a traditional food of Nagcarlan.
00:54This was started by our ancestors.
00:57It has been adapted for 30 years.
00:59Our business is now expanding.
01:01And the process of making it is very simple.
01:03It takes 10 hours to cook in the kitchen.
01:07Unlike the Tikoy we are used to, the Tikoy in Kawaian is not salty but sweet.
01:11When you cook it in Kawaian, you will get the flavor.
01:15The cream will melt and it will be delicious.
01:18The taste is just right.
01:20It's not too salty.
01:23And it's a true story that there is a connection to this food.
01:27Because of the Tikoy in Kawaian, LV's business flourished.
01:31But do you know how the Filipino ate the Tikoy?
01:37Tikoy is a Filipino term for Tikay, which means sweet pastry in Hokkien.
01:42Before the Spanish arrived in 1521,
01:45Our ancestors had a deep connection to the traders from the provinces of southern China.
01:50Like Fujian and Guangdong.
01:52At that time, some of them lived in our country.
01:54This is where they introduced their culture and their food.
01:58Including the Tikoy.
02:00The Tikoy is a great gift and food during the Chinese New Year.
02:03Because of its connection to luck.
02:05In Mandarin, it is called Nian Gao or Year Cake.
02:08It is a homonym or synonym of Niang Gao.
02:10Which means higher year or grow every year.
02:13During the Chinese New Year, it's good to eat Chinese food.
02:15Especially if you eat it in what is considered the oldest Chinatown in the world.
02:24Welcome to Binondo.
02:25The settlement was established by the Spanish for the Chinese immigrants in Manila in 1594.
02:31That's why it's considered the oldest Chinatown in the world.
02:35And did you know?
02:36In Binondo, you can find the oldest restaurant in the country.
02:40This is the Toho Food Center.
02:42According to its signage, the Toho Panciteria Antigua was established in 1888.
02:48But according to the food historian Felice Santamaria,
02:51the restaurant was built in 1866.
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02:59Hashtag Kuya Kim, what's next?
03:01Always remember, the important thing is to know.
03:03I am Kuya Kim and I greet you with Kongsi Hachai.
03:12KONGSI HACHAI
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