Polland Hopia

If you live in the Philippines, you know how much our communities love snacking and feasting. When family and friends come to visit, it won’t be a proper welcome if you haven’t prepared anything on the table. In school, one of the best and fastest ways to bond is by...

With the Mid-Autumn Festival drawing closer, stories about mooncakes and other festival-related gifts and traditions circulate our feeds. During this season, many give and receive mooncakes to their loved ones. It’s a sweet gesture that’s widely appreciated even after the festival is done. Here at Polland Hopia, we love to...

People all over the world have a fondness for chewy snacks. However, Asians have a particular taste when it comes to food that have elements of chewiness, bounciness, and starchiness. These three key characteristics are what make chewy snacks K’iu or Q. Here at Polland Hopia, we take your snacking...

Every person who’s into coffee can tell you in detail how they like their caffeine fix. For anyone new to the world of coffee, the idea of incorporating this particular taste to desserts can be strange. At Polland Hopia, we do our best to satisfy your taste buds, no matter...

The abundance of chocolate-flavored snacks and other food products is telling of the cravings people have for it. People around the world give chocolates to their loved ones for just about any occasion. We eat them when we feel sad and we devour them when we feel like we #dasurv...

For starters, the concept of merienda was introduced to the Philippines by the Spaniards. Often signaling breaks either in the morning or in the afternoon, a good merienda is something many Pinoys and Tsinoys look forward to in their day. In this blog, learn about the four reasons Filipinos can’t...

There’s just something about our Kuchai-Ah. For generations, it has been the snack our patrons can’t get enough of. Without a doubt, it sits right next to our Traditional Chinese Hopia when it comes to popularity. Let’s take a deep dive into what makes this all-time favorite a real winner....

As pan de sal is enjoyed toasty and goto piping hot, so should you eat our hopia fresh from the oven. Made from the freshest ingredients, our Traditional Chinese Hopia makes for the best merienda and pasalubong. If you’re on the hunt for hot hopia, read on to know which...

Perhaps when you were growing up you wondered why the adults in your home looked for mongo on Fridays. Maybe now that you’re an adult you still find yourself wondering why carinderias and restaurants include mongo in their Friday lunch menu. At Polland, we love letting our readers in on...