This is what the suman latik from Leyte looks on the outside
Looks yummy, right? It really, really is...
For better appreciation... although this is atop a raw leaf
It’s the Christmas season, so it’s Suman Latik season at home. Just so you have a better appreciation what the blog’s name looks like, here it is… taa-daah!
It’s a secret recipe of my mom’s family, but we’re willing to share the product. Ha! Ha! Ha!
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Gary Majam
December 10, 2008 at 3:56 am
I’d been craving for suman latik from Leyte. Mom used to take me to Carigara Public market where there is a merienda place and this is one of my favorites and the picture here looks so real. Please give me the recipe if you don’t mind. We’re not into food business, we just love to eat!
raissa
December 10, 2008 at 7:04 am
it is indeed the best! But I prefer mine drowning in latik =)
I saw you at the KIS thread and I have wondered why your blog is called “suman latik” but I was shy to ask coz its not as if its really that uncommon anyway but after this post I am now wondering if you are from Leyte.
Oh please allow me to say that your posts are really inspiring.
sumanlatik
December 11, 2008 at 12:09 am
Hello Raissa,
Thanks for dropping by the blog. My mother is a native of Tacloban City thus the suman latik from Leyte. I know there are many people who’ve tasted the suman and want it drowned in the syrup as well. And it is the best, if I may say so, not only because we make it, but it’s the blend of a little bit salty, soft, sweet and comfy that makes it perfect.
Gary Majam
December 10, 2008 at 11:31 pm
I have tried many suman latiks from different places in the Philippines or made by people from different parts of the country but this one from Leyte is the best so far. It may be that the kind of leaf that is used imparts that different taste because it doesn’t look like it is wrapped in banana leaves. If I’m not mistaken, the leaf that is used here is what we locally call “hagikhik”. Am I right?
sumanlatik
December 11, 2008 at 12:06 am
Hello Gary. You really must miss the suman latik. Yes, the leaf used is called hagikhik and while it is readily available in Leyte, the same cannot be said here in Manila, where we’re based. I wish I could share the recipe with you but I value my life. Maybe I can give you a taste of what we make if we ever see each other. Or you can order the product… hehehe…
raissa
December 11, 2008 at 1:10 am
wow small world I am from Tacloban City too, born and raised there but my father hails from Barugo. When we go to Barugo during fiestas this is the one thing I always look forward to. You described it so well. This along with pastillas from Carigara, binagol and moron are comfort foods from home.
sumanlatik
December 11, 2008 at 1:22 am
Yeah, yeah, yeah. We get the best pastillas from Carigara, too. From that old house?! I also love binagol and moron and my mom always makes sure she brings some back after visiting her sisters in Tacloban.
raissa
December 11, 2008 at 2:36 am
I dont know if its from that old house. I think there are 2 best pastillas makers in Carigara and one is Benny and he gets it from him. When he sends us some, my sister and I hoard it LOL I can finish a whole pack by myself. Not the healthiest thing but it makes me happy
LEO FORTUGALEZA
December 27, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Hi Brod Gary,
Brod Leo “Siljan” Fortugaleza here! Like you I miss eating old home cooked suman sa latik. I recently formed an e-group for Aces & Lilies but you seem to have missed the invitation I sent. I hope all’s well with your family and you. If you have e-mail addresses of brods & sis based in the USA I would appreciate your sending them over to me.
Fraternally,
Siljan
gary majam
January 6, 2009 at 3:39 am
Hi Brod musta ka na? Yeah I got your invitation to join the Aces-Lilies group and in fact I already have registered! I’m still looking for the listing of the e-mail addresses I have collected from the members in 2001 when I attended the 100th anniversary celebration. I’m not sure if most of them are still good since it has been such a long time.
How did you find me in this blog? Are you also craving for suman latik? I think I already have perfected the recipes for both the suman and the latik. Since I first posted in this blog, I have made two big batches already for New Years day celebration (the latik was not perfect then) but everybody liked it anyway so I have to make another batch after new year which until now we’re still enjoying and this time the latik is just how I expected it. It would have been easier just to order it from the owner of this blog but it’s too far from where we are – we’re here in Maryland.
natz
January 22, 2010 at 1:03 pm
hello,im from maryland too..im craving for suman latik,can i order suman latik.
gary majam
April 11, 2009 at 11:57 am
I’m going home the second week of May and I would like to order some suman latik. How do I contact you?
cathy
May 13, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Hi i want to order suman sa latik, how can i contact you? Are you based here in manila? or in cebu? Pls do notify me regarding your contact number im really craving for this. Hope to hear from you. thanks
sumanlatik
May 19, 2009 at 10:49 am
I’ve sent a message to your email… I hope you got it.
Thanks for dropping by the blog.
weng
October 7, 2009 at 4:45 am
I miss Tacloban very much…Looking forward of going home in the next two years. I love suman latik very much. I made one here in Maryland and shared it to some of my American neighbors and they went gaga with it. Is it okay if I bookmark your site, sumanlatik? This somehow brings me in touch of Pinas. Thank you and keep up.
sumanlatik
October 7, 2009 at 7:11 pm
I would be honored if you kept up with my musings…
yes, we get to that point when poignant memories extend to food… maybe someday, we can share them over a saucer of suman latik!
Kye
March 6, 2010 at 8:23 pm
Wow. The suman latik looks so good..
Thanks for the very informative blog.. 
Can you help me know more about suman latik? We were asked to make a coffee table book about suman latik and i would really appreciate your help. Thank You 