Students share meaningful memories, recipes of cultural foods

Junior McKayla Mar’s favorite cultural food is “halo-halo,” a dessert from the Philippines. Layering shaved ice, condensed milk and a variety of toppings, halo-halo — which means “mix-mix” in Tagalog — is a refreshing dessert full of contrasting textures. “You can honestly put anything you want in it, but you’ll usually find ice cream, condensed milk, fruit, beans or jelly in it,”...

“Bolo bao,” or pineapple buns, are classic pastries that can often be found in Chinese bakeries — and are one of junior Enoch Lee’s favorite foods. Although they are said to have originated in Shanghai, these pastries were popularized in Hong Kong and various Chinatowns around the world. Contrary to what the name suggests, pineapple buns do not contain pineapples — the name instead refers...