Did you know that the favorite Filipino breakfast bread of choice, the pan de sal, which is Spanish for “salt bread,” was once also referred to as the “bread of the poor”?

According to food historians, the pan de sal, which originated in Spain, became an alternative to rice at the height of the Philippine revolution against Spanish rule.

Did you also know that another Filipino comfort food, the empanada, also has Spanish origins?

An empanada is a type of baked or fried turnover consisting of pastry and filling, common in Spanish, other Southern European, Latin American, and Iberian-influenced cultures around the world.

The name comes from the Spanish empanar, and translates as ‘breaded’, that is, wrapped or coated in bread

Fast-forward to the present: Did you know that Kusina Natin ‘To has  rolled out a range of bread products freshly baked from the oven?

Kusina Natin ‘to  apparently is not only all about meals and desserts.

“We have new, fresh-baked bread every day. We have everything that Filipinos used to enjoy back home,” said Mark Anthony Dela Cruz, restaurant manager.

So, aside from the pan de sal and empanada, Kusina Natin ‘to also has the egg pie,  yema cake, custard cake, pan de coco, ensaymada, Spanish bread, cheese roll, ube roll, pianono and cheesy donut, among others.

Kusina Natin ‘to, is a Filipino restaurant located  in Al Bada Oasis 2 Building, Near Iranian Hospital, Al Hudaiba Road, Al Satwa.