A love story in every bite: How and why a couple brought Sulu’s Putli Mandi to Manila

MANILA, Philippines — In Marikina City lies Bingbingcat Kitchen, a family-run small business selling the Tausug sticky rice cake delicacy Putli Mandi from Mindanao.

Owned by husband and wife Juan Sajid Imao and Cielo Imao, Cielo told Rappler that the story of Bingbingcat Kitchen is actually a love story.

Love at first interview (and first bite)

Sajid is a renowned sculptor and son of National Artist Abdulmari Asia Imao, a Tausug from Jolo, Sulu. Devoting his time to his monumental sculptures...