EPISODE · Dec 13, 2025
EP 39: Mayumu: Filipino American Desserts Remixed With Abi Balingit
from Exploring Filipino Kitchens · host Nastasha Alli
On this episode we chat with Abi Balingit, author of the cookbook Mayumu: Filipino American Desserts Remixed. It landed on the New York Times’ Best Cookbooks list in 2023, winning Abi an Emerging Voice award from the James Beard Foundation the next. I’m a huge fan!
What this episode covers
Show notes 02:00 Meet Abi 05:55 Growing up in California 09:35 Mayumu: Filipino American Desserts Remixed 15:15 Writing a food memoir 20:30 Red velvet silvanas 27:50 Starting a baking blog 30:50 Collaborating on recipes 35:25 Culturally layered like sapin-sapin 40:10 Takeaways from the book 42:40 Find Mayumu
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