“My memory of cachuela is tied to months when our kamias tree is hitik sa bunga,” recalls restaurateur, dessert supplier and chef consultant Gel Salonga. “The tree would be almost fully covered with kamias. When I see that, I know cachuela will likely be on the menu soon.”
It’s a memory many Lagunenses would likely recognize. For generations, families living along the shores of Laguna de Bay have built their daily meals around whatever the lake yielded that morning. Ayungin, kanduli, dalag, hito, tilapia, and biya regularly found their way onto dining tables—fried, grilled, simmered in coconut milk,
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