Where to Get Tikoy for Chinese New Year 2021 na Sakto sa Budget
Feb 8, 2021 • Meryl Medel
Around this time of the year, we often see an abundance of red-colored things, especially near Chinese communities. Even red boxes take front and center in supermarkets. These red boxes contain the Chinese delicacy we all enjoy during Chinese New Year: tikoy or nian gao. Made with glutinous rice flour, wheat starch, salt, water, and sugar, this rice cake symbolizes good fortune in all aspects of life and the promise of a better year. Filipinos coined the word tikoy from the Hokkien word 甜粿 (ti-ke), which literally meant ‘sweet cake.’ Tikoy is often cooked by slicing it into bite-size pieces, dipping it in beaten eggs, then frying them. Still looking for shops where to get your tikoy for the upcoming Chinese New Year? Read on below:
Eng Bee Tin
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In 1912, more than a hundred years ago, Mr. Chua Chiu Hong established a simple stall in Ongpin, Binondo selling traditional Chinese delicacies like hopia, tikoy, and glutinous peanut balls. This was the start of Eng Bee Tin, and now, they have become one of the pioneers in innovations in Chinese delicacies. They have a lot of tikoy flavors available from white, brown, pandan to ube, strawberry, sweet corn, and more.
Price starts at PHP 170. You can order via delivery through Shopee, Lazada, or Ube Delivery and via pick-up through the Eng Bee Tin website. See where their nearest branch is.
Sweet Taste Bakeshop
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Established in 1991, Sweet Taste have been serving homemade tikoy to Pinoys for many years. Their iconic red box might have been what you’ve seen growing up around the Lunar New Year season. This Quezon City-based bakeshop offers three tikoy flavors: white, brown, and ube.
You can order by sending them a message on Instagram. They are located at 47 A Nicanor Roxas St., Sta. Mesa Heights, Quezon City.
Salazar Bakery
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With their delectable Chinese goodies at an affordable price. Salazar Bakery has always been a must-visit for any Binondo food trip. They also offer a lot of tikoy flavors for different palates, including the traditional white tikoy and more flavorful ones like bean paste, peanuts, and sesame seeds.
Price starts at PHP 38. You can order by calling their respective branches. See where their nearest branch is. Their flagship branch is located at 783 Ongpin St, Binondo, Manila.
Ho-Land Hopia
Ho-Land Hopia has dubbed themselves “the best hopia factory in the world,” but it’s not only the hopia you have to try from this Chinese specialty bakeshop. Their tikoy is also a must-try during the Lunar New Year, with different flavors like white, brown, red beans, ube, pandan, black mongo, lotus cream, peanuts, and mixed nuts.
Price starts at PHP 30. You can order via pick-up or delivery through the Ho-Land website. See where their nearest branch is.
Echague Bakery
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Since 1962, Echague’s Bakery have been serving Chinese treats and goodies both handmade and machine-made. They’ve since become a household name in the homes of Filipino and Chinese families alike. Echague’s offer tikoy flavored the traditional white or brown, as well as the more innovative ube or pandan. They also offer what they call “four seasons” tikoy, which is essentially made up of the four flavors (white, brown, ube, and pandan).
Price starts at PHP 78. You can order via delivery through third party couriers. Simply send them a message on their Facebook or Instagram.
Hapchan
One of the leading restaurant chains specializing in Chinese food, Hapchan is familiar to most of us. But more than their authentic dishes and dumplings, they’ve also got our favorite tikoy on the menu, offering original, white, and ube flavors.
Price starts at PHP 110. You can order via delivery through the Hapchan delivery website . See where their nearest branch is.
Polland Hopia
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In 1966, Polland Hopia became one of the “crafters of the yummiest authentic & traditional Chinese style hopia in the Philippines.” From tikoy to mooncakes to hopia, they have all kinds of Chinese delicacies on their shelves just for you. Polland Hopia also has various flavors on offer: white, brown, ube, strawberry, pineapple, banana, buko pandan, and even a fish-shaped one aptly called tiKOI.
Price starts at PHP 100. You can order via pick-up or delivery through the Polland Hopia website or Shopee.
Xin Tian Di
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Literally translated to ‘new heaven and earth,’ Xin Tian Di is an authentic Chinese restaurant at Crowne Plaza, known for their sumptuous meals, delectable desserts, and unlimited dim sum promo that is absolutely sulit. Of course, as a Chinese restaurant, their menu also features tikoy, with flavors original, pandan, ube, and strawberry.
You can order via pick-up or delivery at their location: 4/F Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila, Ortigas Ave, Ugong Norte, Quezon City. For inquiries, you can contact them at 8395 2635, 0998 581 0476, or their Facebook page.
Where are you getting your tikoy for Chinese New Year?
