My sister-in-law is a native of Nueva Ecija, a province in the Central Luzon which considered as the “Rice Granary of the Philippines” because it is one of the top producers of agricultural products in the country.
Nueva Ecija is considered the main rice growing province of the Philippines and the leading producer of onions in the Municipality of Bongabon in South East Asia. It is currently the 9th richest province in the country. Its principal crops is mainly rice, in fact, the family of my sister-in-law is one of the thousands rice planter in Munoz.
My brother and her wife used to visit her family in Nueva Ecija whenever they got a chance to escape from the crowded population, not to mention the alarming pollution in the urban and take a sniff of fresh air.
Their “pasalubong” whenever they get back home is the most anticipated one, of course, aside from their presence, we look forward to the food that they want us to taste aside from pizzas and burgers.
They brought us this boat tart, that’s what the packaging says, although I know it’s a tart, but maybe they call it boat because it shapes like one.
Crunchy and Chewey Boat Tart from Nueva Ecija |
This boat tart is really crunchy and chewey on the outside and really creamy on the inside. My sister-in-law mentioned that the reason why these tarts are creamy and milky because they use fresh cow's milk. I can’t even remember how the kids scolded me for eating more than my share. I’ve tasted some of the tarts that are available here in Metro Manila but this one is really different. How I wish that Nueva Ecija is just a few minutes away from here. <sigh>
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