I am a bibingka lover since I was a kid. I remember buying them during Simbang Gabi, together with puto bumbong and a mug of hot plain tea. I have never forgotten that particular love for bibingka, and I always find them irresistible every time I see a store selling them. Hence, I didn't miss the opportunity of tasting the Bibingka Prima from Cafe Maxims. I saw their poster after watching Priscilla at the Resorts World Manila.
Getting a mini size at about P85.00 was quite expensive, but what would you expect from a hotel cafe? I tried resisting of only getting one, as we were so full from our dinner at Victoria Harbour Restaurant (located inside the casino) but still, I ordered 3 of the 5 flavors: buko pandan, ube and nutella. I was being offered the regular flavor that has cheese and "itlog na pula", but I have thought of being able to get it from Bibingkinitan for only P25.00.
It took a while before our orders came as they create the bibingkas upon order. Doc M ordered a cup of Cafe Mocha to go with his bibingka, while I had a Capuccino.
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| Capuccino |
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| Cafe Mocha |
Biningka Prima: Ube
Being a fan of native delicacies, halayang ube is one of my favorites. Combining it with bibingka sounded interesting. However, it didn't go well with the bibingka. Maxims' version didn't taste authentic, as if it was made of flour instead of plain ground rice. The texture was too fine, or should I say too smooth. The ube was something that I didn't taste too much. We weren't able to finish it.
Bibingka Prima: Buko Pandan
Buko Pandan has become a famous flavor for the present generation. From salad, cakes, ice cream... you name a dessert, most likely it has a buko pandan flavor. For Maxims' version, it was acceptable. The topping were shreds of buko, but it was more like sweetened macapuno. The pandan flavor was also present as we took bites of it. This piece, we were able to finish.
Bibingka Prima: Nutella
Anything Nutella is good. I may not be a fan of it, but I can say that its choco-hazelnutty taste is incomparable to all other spreads who are trying hard to top it. This bibingka was made interesting by the Nutella topping. However, Doc M and I scraped the topping and consumed it first, before we ate the bibingka itself. Now I can't remember how the bibingka tasted with Nutella on it. I can say it was good also.
In summary, part of the experience was being able to eat bibingka at the simple but classy cafe of Maxims Hotel. It may not be the best, but the toppings made the difference. However, experiencing it once was enough and we'd rather go back to the old tradition of getting bibingkas the SM supermarket for an affordable regular size bibingka, or Ferino's for a more authentic, quality one.
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