There’s a version of buko pie that tries too hard. Heavy on condensed milk, drowning the coconut in sugar until you can barely taste what made you order it in the first place. Cabuyao Original Buko Roll Bakery’s Classic Buko Pie is not that pie. At ₱250 for a whole pie, this one leans...
Edna’s Cakeland Buko Pie: A ₱400 Pie That Doesn’t Deliver
There’s a specific kind of letdown that comes from paying more for less, and that’s exactly what happened with this buko pie. I went in expecting the classic combination of tender coconut meat and buttery crust, the kind that makes buko pie worth seeking out in the first place. What I got instead was...
