Binallay is like most rice cakes. Glutinous rice flour is combined with water, mixed into a smooth batter, wrapped in a banana leaf, then steamed until cooked all the way through. Unlike other suman, though, this specialty from Isabela has a different presentation and a flavor made more unique by the story of the province’s most popular binallay maker. Naty Ricafuente, 65, has been making binallay in her humble home on Narra Street in Barangay Fugu, Ilagan, for over a […]
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