{"id":35329,"date":"2020-07-05T02:46:02","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T09:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kawalingpinoy.com\/?p=35329"},"modified":"2023-04-25T11:23:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T18:23:06","slug":"kalihim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kawalingpinoy.com\/kalihim\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalihim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kalihim is as pretty as it is tasty. Soft and delicious with a sweet, bright-red pudding filling, this bread, also known as Pan de Regla, makes a great breakfast or snack treat.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kalihim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Hi everyone! It is Sanna once again with another delicious baked goodie for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kalihim bread is one of the popular items in Filipino bakeries, and for good reason. With perfectly soft buns encasing a vibrant filling made of day-old bread, eggs, milk, butter, vanilla, and red food coloring, it's a stand-out in looks and taste!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What's in a name<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While the bread can be easily distinguished by its beet color, it's not as easy to pin down its name. Depending on what region of the Philippines you ask, it's known by various monikers from the innocent kabukiran<\/em>, balintawak<\/em>, pan de pula<\/em>, lipstick, and floor wax to the racier pan de regla<\/em>, ligaya<\/em>, alembong,<\/em> bukirat<\/em>, and kalihim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The name kalihim, which implies \"a secret,\" is said to be from the fact bakers use the previous day's unsold bread to make the filling. Another evocative epithet for the bread is Pan de Regla, owing to it resembling the cross-section of a used feminine pad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what's in a name? Whatever it's called across the country, Kalihim bread deserves its place as a panaderia favorite alongside pan de sal<\/a>, pan de coco<\/a>, and bicho-bicho<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Red pudding filling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n