Top 10 Ang Pinaka: Must-try na Minifoods 

In another mouth-watering episode, GMA News TV’s award-winning info-tainment show “Ang Pinaka” listed down the top 10 must-try mini-foods in the metro.
 

From mini-burger to mini-bibingkas, Team Pinaka completes a list of food items that come in small serving but are still appetizing.
 

10. Miguelito’s Mini-Donuts Factory


 

The novelty of having bite-sized versions of doughnuts aside, Miguelito’s Mini-Donuts Factory takes it up one notch in the pastry business by offering Do-It-Yourself (DIY) doughnuts. Customers can choose which toppings to add and which syrup to flavour their doughnuts.

Prices for Miguelito’s Mini-Donuts are as follows:

Flavored mini-donuts-  P18/6PCS; P30/12PCS
Mini-donuts with 2 toppings and syrup- P35/12PCS
Plain mini-donuts- P18/6PCS; P30/12PC

You can find Miguelito’s Mini-Donuts Factory at the 5TH floor, Global Market Market, Taguig City.

9. Crave Burger Mini-Burger

Crave Burger is famous for their big, yummy and juicy hamburgers. So why come up with mini version? Crave Burger and President Rurik Earl Santos says, “Napansin namin ‘yung mga babae naming customers kailangan demure. Ayaw nila ng machong kagat ng burger so we decided to introduce ‘yung mini-burgers.”

A serving of three Crave Burger mini-burgers (Crave Mini-Burger P150, Crave Mini Solo P60) is available in beef, chicken, angus beef, salmon and pork.

Crave Burger (White Plains Branch) is located at 79B Katipunan Ave., Brgy. WhitePlains, Quezon City.
 

8. Thumbs Up Ice Cream



Thumbs Up Ice Cream is the world’s smallest ice cream cone neatly placed on a thumb-held multicone holder that resembles a painter’s color palette. This strategic product design allows customers to taste five flavors all at once and with ease.

Flavors of Thumbs Up Ice Cream include Avocado, Bubble gum, Chocolate, Chocolate Mint, Cookies and Cream, Strawberry, Ube, and White Chocolate. One palette (5 flavors) costs P29.

Thumbs Up Ice Cream (SM Megamall branch) is located at the Ground Floor, Building B - SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City.

7. Pizza Pedrico’s Mini-Pizza

Pizza Pedrico’s mini-pizzas are 5-inches in diameter. Each serving is sliced into four pieces.

Best-selling flavors of Pizza Pedrico’s mini-pizzas are ham, pineapple, and cheese combo; cheese and cheese; and chorizo and cheese.

Pizza Pedrico’s is located at Waltermart Munoz, Quezon City.

6. Bibingkinitan



Why did the owners of Bibingkinitan decide to come up with a mini version of this favorite local delicacy?

“Every time na bumibili sila ng bibingka, malalaki. So napapansin nila na every time na aalis na sila, may natitira. So napag-isipan nila na bakit hindi kaya gumawa ng maliit na walang nawawaste?” says Victoria Paz, area manager of Bibingkinitan.

Bibingkinitan’s mini-sized version of the pastry only differs in size, but still packs the same buttery flavor as that of the regular bibingka. Each piece costs P20.

Check out Bibingkinitan at their Shangri-la Plaza Branch, Mandaluyong.

5. Taclings

Taclings are a mini-me version of the regular tacos, perfect to go as a pica-pica dish. The homemade mini taco shells are filled with your choice of meat (beef or tuna-P60/6pcs, P110/12pcs) and Taclings’ special garlic sauce.

Check out Taclings ar SM North Edsa, 2nd floor Main Bldg.

4. Cukay’s Mini-Cupcakes

Cukay’s is a homebaker that has been selling mini-cupcakes and other pastries in weekend bazaars for the past three years.

Best-selling flavors from Cukay’s are the following: red velvet mini-cupcake (P180/container), carrot mini-cupcake (P190/container), salted caramel (P190/container), and mini-ensaymada (P100/container).

3. Empanada Mas Empanaditas

Empanada Mas’ Empanaditas are bite-sized hand-rolled gourmet empanadas. Unlike the regular empanadas than normally only come in beef of pork stuffings, empanaditas come in a variety of flavors such as cream cheese and chives (P40/6PCS), nutella (P65/6PCS), and bacon cream cheese with jalapeno (P65/6PCS).

Check out Empanada Mas at The Enterprise Center (Food Park, 4th floor) Ayala Ave. cor. Paseo De Roxas,Legaspi Village Makati City.

2. Conti’s Ensaymaditas and Mamonitos



Ensaymaditas (P95/8PCS, P190/16PCS)  and mamonitos (P135/25PCS) are the baby version of the all-time favorite local pastry ensaymada and mamon. These two mini-versions only differ in size but share the same floppy texture and buttery flavor of their regular counterparts.

Check out Conti’s at 224 Katipunan Avenue, Brgy. Blue Ridge, Quezon City.

1. Gram’s Diner Silver Dollar Pancakes



The Silver Dollar Pancakes (P195) is one of Gram’s Diner signature dishes. These pancakes mimic the size of the U.S. Silver Dollar coin.

An appetizing dessert, the silver dollar pancakes are stacked in threes, sprinkled with powdered sugar and slathered with maple and chocolate syrup.

If you’re craving for pancakes, visit Gram’s Diner at BGC, Crossroads 32nd St. Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City.

 

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- Ang Pinaka Staff/CM, GMA News