As a life long Laguna resident, I've been eating buko pie for as long as I can remember. I've eaten them all. And in my opinion, the best ever buko pie is Orient, the Original Buko Pie from Los Baños.
I know that hardcore Los Baños residents would insist that Letty's Buko Pie is better and even more original than Original. I think it's just loyalty talking. Or that irrational need to proclaim the lesser known is better simply because they like going against the grain.
My thinking is, quality is what wins out.
Between Letty's and Orient, stores which are located near each other, which one of these always *always* have the long lines of people at any time of the day? And when people buy do they buy just one box? No, they buy 4, 5 or even 10 boxes at a time.
That line is not just habit, or hype. That is reputation that's been earned for decades.
But I trust my own taste buds. And for me, Letty's Buko Pie is just too sweet for me. Collette's Buko Pie is even sweeter. El Mare hovers somewhere between those two.
The sugar content of Orient Buko Pie is just right. More than that, there's a certain flavor and taste that I just don't get at all from any other buko pie.
I agree...Orient tastes a lot lot better than Letty's!
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