When one mentions Calasiao, the thing that immediately comes to mind are small, bite-sized rice cakes or puto. It was the same for me—that was until I actually visited the town, which is located in Pangasinan. While hunting for some pasalubong to bring back home, we stumbled upon another of Calasiao’s treasure, its heritage Baroque church.
Getting there was easy enough, from the Dagupeña Restaurant, we simply rode a jeep and alighted at Calasiao’s Poblacion where the numerous puto and kutsinta vendors are centrally located. Calls immediately rang out, the vendors all vying for our attention.
Puto Calasiao’s difference from most putos is that it is fermented for days on jars before being processed. A plastic of the delicacy cost a measly ₱20.00—about 1/4 kilo—and is very addictive.
