However, those with the unwavering—and ungodly—ability to retain gigabytes of weird historical trivia will undoubtedly remember the time Filipinos were instead at the forefront of one of the world’s strangest chocolate controversies. Another biscuit native to Cebu, otap (or utap) is an oval-shaped puff pastry biscuit topped with a generous sprinkling of sugar. Though the Filipinos snack isn't exactly permanently at the forefront of our collective consciousness (the Lord knows we have more at stake), the fact that it continues to be sold elsewhere in the world means that every so often, it gets brought up. Alfajores in other countries are coated in desiccated coconut or dipped in chocolate, but the Filipino version is a simple cookie sandwich with a caramel filling. While the general mood surrounding the cookie brand tends to lean towards insulting, there could also be a good portion who view the snack branding as a playful homage.

In Spanish, “lengua de gato” means “cat’s tongue,” which refers to the thin, elongated shape of this biscuit.Biskwit is consumed as a morning or afternoon snack, given as a treat to children, served with coffee or hot chocolate, and paired with other local dishes like pancit. On the other hand, it wouldn’t also be surprising for the casual Pinoy to stumble upon the packaging and simply make a joke about how tasty Filipinos can be. When the biscuits somehow made their way into the local market two decades later in 2019, it was met with similar ire.

The protest objected to the use of the name "Filipinos", a term which can refer to the people of the Philippines, to market cookie and pretzel snacks and demanded that Nabisco stop selling the product until the brand name was changed.Because, despite the mess and the tough time cracking shells and picking every bit of the meat in those tight crevices, you are rewarded with. They’re three delicious flavours available: White Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Black Chocolate and Caramel. It is made by cooking a batter of flour, sugar, butter, and eggs on a hot plate then wrapping each wafer around a steel rod. Made with flour, baking powder, baking soda, eggs, and margarine, the camachile takes its name and shape from the fruit of the same name. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

This biscuit takes its name from its main ingredient, the arrowroot, which goes through a rigorous process to come up with the starch. If you’re planning on making it yourself at home, you’d best gather an electric mixer, as its addictively crisp texture requires perfecting your beaten egg whites—patience is an important virtue with these biscuits.The government of the Philippines filed a diplomatic protest with the government of Spain, the European Commission and the then manufacturer Nabisco Iberia in 1999.