Comments on: Diamond Hotel Ensaimadas – Not My Type At All!!!

By: eduard

eduard — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:24:49 +0000

what? the ensaimada of manila diamond hotel? I remember the year 2001 when I was a billeted there,it cost only 35 pesos but now it costs 100 pesos. Gosh….I love diamond esaimada it taste good….REALLY….

By: ghianne

ghianne — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:45:46 +0000

maybe you does’nt have a good taste at all. I love diamond hotel’s ensaimada. It really taste good! MAybe your a cheap one who wants cheaper ensaimadas.. am i right?

By: joonie

joonie — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:54:44 +0000

i’m not into paying a lot for ensaimadas. our family loves the ones from AMICI on arnaiz st. A box of 6 pieces would run you P70.

By: Celeste

Celeste — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:23:08 +0000

thanku for d recipe…im gna gv dis a shot..ihp it wl turn out lyk d hizon and d cunanan type of ensaimada…i tried lots of recipe but none of them turnd out to be like d hizon type…wel similar and way better dan d muhlach but way too different fr hizon and cunanan..

im wondering…y do some recipe for ensaimada call for mashd potato…and some recipe have a combination of all purpose,cake flour and also potato flour on it? tho itried d apf and cake flour combination and i got d commercializ ensaimada for d result…

wish me luck..ihp dis tym il get d hizon type na because my father loves it and he is asking me to bake somthing like it several times na..thaks

By: Marketman

Marketman — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:53:57 +0000

Mei Ling, Janice, et al. I am not surprised at all that many others like the Diamond Hotel ensaimada, after all its reputation did preceed itself and hence my buying it when I finally got a chance. However, I personally did not like it though I can understand why others might… I believe there are generally two schools of ensaimada lovers, those who prefer an older style brioche type ensaimada and those who prefer a lighter, cakier version. Usually, the folks who ate ensaimadas predominantly in the past 15-20 years prefer the latter, while those who got a taste of the 1950’s and 1960’s ensaimadas prefer the former… I have several other posts on ensaimada, including my sister’s version with recipe which I prefer above all commercially available versions…its in the archives…

By: Mei Ling

Mei Ling — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:41:21 +0000

By Carlos Celdran
Inquirer

https://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/sim/sim/view_article.php?article_id=73005

7. Best Secret Snack – The Diamond Hotel Ensaymada
Although the hotel itself has been looking kinda faded of late, it can still draw in a crowd. Not a bad feat considering that it’s a 15-year-old hotel that has not undergone any major refurbishing at all. It must be the ensaymadas at the Kohikan Cafe on the lobby level that keep everyone coming back for more. Generous in size, perfectly fluffy, smeared with ube and dripping with butter, it is perhaps the most insane ensaymada served this side of the South China Sea. So sinful is this pastry I feel almost guilty telling you about it. Have it toasted till the top is brown and take it with a cup of Kohikan coffee just to push the experience over the edge.

By: janice

janice — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:25:06 +0000

i actually bought one of the diamond ensaymadas from the hotel to see what the fuss what about. You know what? I actually liked it. Different strokes for different folks.

By: monica dele cerna

monica dele cerna — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:43:34 +0000

Try Jammie’s Ensaymada!!!! I don’t want to be bias but theirs is a distinct and ohhh sooo creamy ensaimada. I await your verdict… :)

By: yen

yen — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:28:16 +0000

try MUST BE MOMS (or something like that), comes in a pink box. they have a stall/table in magallanes (right outside rustan’s fresh supermarket/starbucks). i remember seeing them in a mall, too, but i’m not sure which one– probably Mall of Asia.

i’m not really an ensaymada eater but my parents are. i grab this for them when i need to get them something that’s not yet in cebu ;-) they like this one (they like cunanan’s also). i’ve tried their mini-ensaymadas and liked it. :-)

By: suzette

suzette — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:42:33 +0000

i like muhlach megamelt, hizon’s & mary grace ensaimadas. i have yet to try medina’s,mallorca’s and cunanan’s