I bought one of each of the five sweet rice desserts\ concoctions she had. My favorite is the tamales. It was soft and sweet. I never had it before. It had hard boiled egg in the middle.
The others were the two familiar variety of suman or sticky rice cakes with cylindrical shapes and wrapped in banana leaves. One was white and bland while the other was sweet and purplish in color. There was also an unwrapped patty smothered with sugar, shredded coconut and anise. Another concoction is triangular-shaped and wrapped in banana leaves. This was not as sweet as the others.
I was able to interview her and her story was very interesting. She made all the rice delicacies herself. To top it all she came all the way from Pampanga which was three hours from Malabon where she was peddling her desserts. She traveled in the back of a motorcycle that her husband was driving. I was impressed with their patience and determination to earn a living. Her husband went to another church in our town to distribute the same delicacies to another seller in the public market.
As you can see in the photo, she had a cheerful face with a wide smile. She seemed to love her job and her attitude was infectious. Buying from her was a good start to my Sunday morning
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