We finished off our Chinatown street food tour in Binondo, Manila eating hopia. Hopia are a Filipino Chinese food in the Philippines that’s very popular, and the ube hopia originated at the ...

"Hopia is like a small biscuit-shaped pastry. It's filled with flavors like ube, baboy," Olaes said. He also said they use his mom's recipe, which was the first pastry he learned to bake.

Ube croissants are hand-laminated by Mirachelle Anselmo, which can be challenging during the summer when warm temperatures make the folds of dough and pastry more difficult for her to work with.

Since 2015, Hopia Like It has served the Los Angeles community with a mix of authentic recipes and unique renditions of Filipino cuisine. Standing out the most from their menu is their freshly-baked ...