BAYANIHAN REPUBLIC:
Stored Treasure / 21 April 2011
http://digitista.blogspot.com/2011/04/finding-last-craftsman-of-pastillas-de.html
I started my blog in the week of February 22 to 25, 2010 and today, I have just written my 100th story / blog post. And I wanted the 100th to be a special one. As such, for the 100th story of Tatak Digitista, under the Bayanihan Republic section, I especially picked this one and and actually conducted field research and interviews to complete the story.
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| Nanay Luz Ocampo, considered the last craftsman of pastillas de leche wrapper of Bulacan |
When new found friends or colleagues always learn that my family is from Malolos, Bulacan, they usually ask a request from me to bring and let them taste Bulacan's native delicacies like inipit, kakanin, ensaymadang Malolos and... pastillas. I usually tell them the story about pastillas de leche and the lola (grandmother) who makes well crafted pastillas wrapper (also called pabalat), considered to be the last of her kind. The promise I give my friends is, once I found this lola, I will surely bring the said delicacy as pasalubong (pasalubong is a Filipino tradition where one brings gifts, tokens or delicacies from the place he visited or came from). Oh my, what have I gotten myself into? =)
