My co-worker Len earlier gave me some barquiron de casoy. Barquiron are wafers rolled into a tube and filled with polvoron-like powder. Len told me her dad came back from Roxas City and bought some for pasalubong.

The barquiron wafer is thin and delicate, unlike barquillos, and less sweet. The powder filling is less compact and less sweet than a typical polvoron, but that suits me fine. One could eat several sticks without getting overpowered by the sugar, which I’m usually prone to. Since the wafer is prone to cracking, I had to be careful in biting into eat to stop the powder from spilling.
Speaking of candies, I’m craving for really cheap local chocolate candies.
One’s childhood isn’t really complete without trying chocolate bars like Big Bang and Cloud 9. Cloud 9 is still available in most convenient stores and is a good alternative to Snickers; I won’t be surprised if there are people who actually prefer the former.
And then there are the Goya chocolate eggs and coins which are staple of loot bags in children parties. The chocolate coins melt easily and having one’s fingers covered with melted chocolate is a wonderful childhood memory.
And then we have Lala chocolate bars.

These chocolate candies are pressed flat with waffle-like pattern and wrapped in transparent plastic. Inside are two layers of flattened chocolate with ridges to easily divide the chocolate into nine smaller parts (or eighteen, if you’re further separating the two layers). Lala doesn’t melt, so it could be nibbled longer. I used to buy two packs of Lala and spend and afternoon munching on them.
These days I could afford more expensive chocolate brands. Despite that, Lala is still among my favorites.