You may know Sincerity Café & Restaurant for its crispy fried chicken, but their comforting machang is not to be missed, either. Opt for the regular with chicken and pork, the special with added mushroom, hebi (dried shrimp), and castañas (chestnuts), or go for gold with the eight treasure, containing beans and abalone, too.

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Spice up your weekly machang and try the taochang from Moon Rabbit in San Juan instead. The difference? The typical toothsome blend of sticky rice, pork, and mushroom gets a hearty serving of beans for added texture, too.

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With over 20 branches throughout Metro Manila, Mann Hann offers a quick, tasty fix of Chinese staples, from dim sum to noodles and, of course, machang. If you’re looking for something more straightforward, their pork belly machang may just hit the spot.

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Lim’s Bakeshop in Little Baguio, San Juan City, is a lesser-known outpost for Chinese treats from radish cake to misua—a beloved secret among those in the area. As their loyal patronage will attest, their special machang with pork, chicken, and mushroom is definitely worth a try.

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Lo mai gai, or sticky rice in lotus leaf, is a Chinese delicacy similar to machang that trades bamboo leaves for lotus and typically comes in a rectangular shape rather than the pyramid form like machang. Give it a try at Xiù Fine Cantonese Dining, where the parcel is filled with shredded chicken, dried scallops, mushrooms, and crab meat.

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You may know this Chinese deli for its hopia and tikoy, but did you know Eng Bee Tin also offers machang? The premium machang supreme is jam-packed with pork, chicken, mushroom, and Chinese sausage, so one serving will surely fill you up.

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Ho-Land Hopia is home to a delectable array of Chinese delicacies, and thankfully, machang is one of them. In addition to the large chicken with pork and mushroom, double pork with mushroom, and regular pork machang, the brand carries taochang, too.

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That’s right—the famed Lechon Diva, Dedet dela Fuente behind Pepita’s Kitchen, also makes a delicious machang, or Mamachang as they call it. Open the massive sticky rice parcel and discover a trove of chestnuts, Chinese sausage, mushrooms, salted egg yolk, and pork asado wrapped in banana leaves for added Filipino flair.

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Enjoy authentic Cantonese favourites from King Chef, delivered straight to your doorstep. Wrapped in lotus leaves, the fragrant sticky rice is blended with chicken and black mushrooms.

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