KCC’s BibingKinitan! – Yuletide comfort food and yummy Christmas gift
With the start of the Misa de Gallo or Dawn Mass this morning, the season for much-loved Pinoy delicacies has also began. Coming into mind are suman, biko, puto kutsinta, halayang ube, kalamay hati, and the “walang kamatayang” bibingka which are peddled before dawn right in front of the major parishes of General Santos City like the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Parish in downtown Dadiangas, St Michael Parish in Purok Malakas, Sts Peter and Paul Parish in Lagao, Sto Nino Parish in Bula, and Holy Cross Parish in Calumpang.
Alas, not everyone can wake up before 4 in the morning to catch these dawn mass and later partake of these traditional native food taken together with coffee or hot sikwate.
But that is not a problem anymore because one can just hie off to KCC Mall of GenSan, and visit the food stalls there scattered at its three floors.
One good find is BIBINGKINITAN! – Freshly Baked Mini-Bibingka, a stall at the lower ground, right below the stairs leading up to Jollibee.
Here, you can get your mini-bibingka straight from their oven and you will notice right away that it is prepared the Tagalog way, with slices of itlog maalat (salted egg) and cheese on top of it.
I bought one Bibingkinitan! which costs P20 and it was still piping hot while I was trying hard to hold its equally hot banana leaves wrapper. God! It was pure delight as each fluffy piece proved so soft and tender to my every bite, while the “saltiness” of the “itlog maalat” and cheese were the perfect foil to the mild sweetness of the bibingka.
So much satisfied with what I just discovered, I immediately ordered 10 pieces of the mini-bibingka for take out, planning to heat them in our microwave in time for breakfast the following day. Imagine how pleasantly surprised I was upon finding out that my purchase comes with a beautifully-printed gift box where they were packed, giving me a good idea on what to give some of my food-loving friends this Christmas. 
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Bariles is a Filipino word for “Tuna”, the primary source of income of the people of General Santos City which hosts 6 of the Philippines’ 8 tuna canneries and more than 80% of its tuna processing plants.
dimple Says:
hmmm.. yumyum..
Posted on December 16th, 2008 at 8:45 PM
Chay Says:
kainis ka vel! i love how you post all these food finds (kalaway) but it makes me miss gensan even more… especially during christmas
however, keeping us posted makes us feel close to home, pls. keep them coming 
hope all is well with you and the family… have a great holiday season!
Posted on December 17th, 2008 at 4:10 AM
orman Says:
may microwave ka na vel? bongga ka na ha! hehehehe!
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Posted on December 17th, 2008 at 5:04 AM
Kritiko Says:
bibing kanamit …. hehehe Merry Christmas every one….
Posted on December 17th, 2008 at 7:39 AM
mylagirl Says:
That’s the kind of bibingka I’ve been looking for- with itlog maalat and cheese. any other kind, ayoko; no matter how delectable they would say it tastes. I’ve got to try Bibingkinitan master blogger. Pahingi…hehehe
Posted on December 17th, 2008 at 10:34 AM
jinky Says:
Me too, sir vel, ‘love their bibingka – -
Ok na ko sa gift na bibingka this christmas! ajeje. . .
Posted on December 17th, 2008 at 1:34 PM
sheng Says:
I have been wanting to buy one as we passed by this stall, however the place was so packed, I couldn’t squeeze my small self inside the crowd…Maybe this weekend, i’ll get one.
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Posted on December 17th, 2008 at 1:42 PM
tanchi Says:
wow…….gonna try it!
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Posted on December 17th, 2008 at 2:14 PM
djay Says:
not just look good but it taste really good… Subukan nyo talagang masarap..
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Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 10:49 AM
aprilshower Says:
Wow sarap ng BIBINGKA! magcook ako nya sa barrio na mo. Mrry X’mas to to all!
Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 12:17 PM
SleeplessInKL Says:
I prefer the other type of bibingka — the one I used to buy at the public market. When you’re overseas, it’s odd how you tend to miss the smallest things…like bibingka!
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Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 3:48 PM
Gay Says:
Hello Bariles, just got here in GenSan. Browsing through your blog for my food tripping
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Posted on December 19th, 2008 at 4:40 AM
bariles Says:
Hey! Pasalubong! hehehe!
Posted on December 19th, 2008 at 2:33 PM
Meg Says:
Bibingkinitan got the best tasting ever bibingka.. I’d like to agree with a friend who told me that cream cheese(bibingka colors is the best)…………. my kids love chocolate though and my mother says that the original is unbeatable
Bibingkinitan Gensan… you’re the best
Posted on December 20th, 2008 at 3:02 PM
ibyang Says:
my personal favourites are the cream cheese and bibingka flavours
Posted on December 25th, 2008 at 4:56 PM
ibyang Says:
@ibyang –
ay mali! i meant cream cheese and original flavours
Posted on December 27th, 2008 at 12:56 AM