Piñato is a sweet peanut delicacy made of rice, sugar, peanut, sesame seed and pili nut. A Philippine firm, Calbiga Food Processing is the best supplier of this famous delicacy in Samar. Along with the chocolate moron, this is also a well-known pasalubong for tourists and balikbayans. It is usually being served as dessert on fiestas and other special occasions as well.
My mother used to order them in packs and give it as a gift to other higher mentors from their school and to friends who celebrate hermano’s/hermana’s and birthdays. I used to sneak in and get a grab of piñatos my mother kept on our cabinet. She would then think that it had been attacked by rats. *wahahah*. We call this brittle nut in English and it is yummy, sweet and delicious. There are lots of kinds and colors of Piñato and I’m sure you’ll love it.
