Pinoy food favorites this holiday season

Many would agree that the holiday season is the time to ‘eat, drink and be merry’. Aside from gift-giving and social gatherings, Filipinos give premium to the holiday feast or noche buena. This traditional meal on Christmas eve is an occasion that gathers the whole family to enjoy home-cooked meals over warm conversations.

What are your noche buena staples? Here are some iconic dishes that can be found in a typical Filipino Christmas eve spread:

Pinoy style spaghetti
Nothing spells comfort food better than the sweet and savory spaghetti of Pinoys. Our version has a combination of any of the following: sliced hotdogs, corned beef, condensed milk and loads of grated cheddar cheese.

Queso de bola
The roundness of queso de bola represents money, while its red rind represents good luck. This noche buena fixture can be eaten on its own, with crackers or bread, or used as filling or topping for other dishes.

Puto bumbong and bibingka
For savory nibbles, we have sweet counterparts. Puto bumbong and bibingka are rice cakes that are usually be found in stalls outside churches after the Simbang Gabi but they have rightfully earned their way to the Christmas dinner table as well.

Christmas ham or hamon
Alas, what holiday spread would be complete without the Christmas ham? The common centerpiece of any noche buena, the holiday ham is a timeless favorite. Even famous Tiktok stars such as Drag Race PH alums Precious Paula Nicole, Viñas Deluxe and Brigiding, modern nanay Connh Cruz, Ychan Laurenz agree that while they enjoy other dishes, the highlight of their noche buena is CDO Holiday Ham!

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Made from 100% premium ham, one would truly enjoy the smoky taste of the delicious CDO Holiday Ham with the sweetness of pineapples.

From feast preparations to funny situations that usually happen during the Christmas time, check out other TikTok favorites like Rain Matienzo, mommy Julie Fortes, funny gal Charuth, advertising comic Baus Rufo, and trending sosyal Warren Osinaga as they share their own takes on what makes their Noche Buena truly one-of-a-kind with CDO Holiday Ham!

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