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Robin Padilla reveals how Mariel successfully made pandesal and Spanish bread for the first time

By Marah Ruiz
Published June 9, 2020 6:45 PM PHT

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Mariel Padilla bakes Spanish bread


Robin Padilla shared a video of his wife Mariel hard at work in the kitchen making pandesal and Spanish bread.

Actor Robin Padilla showed appreciation for his wife Mariel for all her efforts in the kitchen.

He revealed that Mariel successfully made Spanish bread, one of his favorite childhood treats, after a day full of trial and error.

"Walang hindi nakukuha sa tiyaga! buong araw pinag isipan at maghapon na ginawa at inulit ulit upang maihandog ang aking paboritong tinapay nong akoy 8 taon gulang sa banawe street sa quezon city.

"Araw araw tuwing hapon walang mintis pagkagaling sa Siena College sa may del monte avenue magmamadali akong umuwi at hihirit kay ermats ng merienda pagbibigyan naman ako at pabibilhin ako ng Spanish bread sa bakery sa tapat ng bahay namin," Robin recalls.

He adds that he is very touched by Mariel's efforts to learn the recipe for him.

"Kaligayahan ko nong bata ako itong tinapay na ito katunayan ngayon matanda na ako ay hinahanap ko pa rin ito kapag naliligaw ako sa mga local bakery kayat pinag aralan ni @marieltpadilla gawin ito dahil alam niya hindi lamang sarap ang dulot ng spanish bread sa kin kundi matatamis at maliligayang alaala ng aking kabataan.

"Maraming salamat babe sa napakapersonal na handog na ito," he wrote on his Instagram account with a picture of Mariel and her successful batch of Spanish bread.

Walang hindi nakukuha sa tiyaga! buong araw pinag isipan at maghapon na ginawa at inulit ulit upang maihandog ang aking paboritong tinapay nong akoy 8 taon gulang sa banawe street sa quezon city. Araw araw tuwing hapon walang mintis pagkagaling sa Siena College sa may del monte avenue magmamadali akong umuwi at hihirit kay ermats ng merienda pagbibigyan naman ako at pabibilhin ako ng Spanish bread sa bakery sa tapat ng bahay namin. Kaligayahan ko nong bata ako itong tinapay na ito katunayan ngayon matanda na ako ay hinahanap ko pa rin ito kapag naliligaw ako sa mga local bakery kayat pinag aralan ni @marieltpadilla gawin ito dahil alam niya hindi lamang sarap ang dulot ng spanish bread sa kin kundi matatamis at maliligayang alaala ng aking kabataan. Maraming salamat babe sa napakapersonal na handog na iito

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A few days after, Robin shared a short video showing Mariel's multiple attempts at making the Spanish bread, as well as pandesal.

"Panoorin ang unang matagumpay na Pandesal sa almusal at Spanish bread sa merienda.

"Napakalambot at napakasiksik sa laman tunay na napakasarap ng galing sa kamay, pawis at tiyaga ng OA na nanay @marieltpadilla," he wrote.

The video shows Mariel kneading dough on the kitchen counter while perched on a stepladder. The video also shows that she made several batches until she got the desired texture of the bread.

"Para na siyang clouds. Hindi mo na ibabato sa kaaway, sa kaibigan na," she said in jest.

Watch Mariel make Spanish bread and pandesal here:

Panoorin ang unang matagumpay na Pandesal sa almusal at Spanish bread sa merienda. Napakalambot at napakasiksik sa laman tunay na napakasarap ng galing sa kamay, pawis at tiyaga ng OA na nanay @marieltpadilla

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Mariel is one of many celebrities who took to cooking and baking to keep themselves productive during the quarantine.

She also recently launched Cooking Ina, a cooking show that she streams online via Facebook Live.