Charlote Pornias 
Binignit is a popular afternoon snack, it is best served when hot. Others serve it chilled or even frozen, eating the dessert much like ice cream.
It has also become an unwritten tradition to eat binignit during the Holy Week, even though the binignit has existed way before the Spaniards came and Christianized us. According to travel writer Boboi Costas through Cebu Daily News, “we’ve been eating root crops and fruits even before the Spanish came.”
He explains that the reason why Cebuanos traditionally prepare binignit during the Holy Week is because the ingredients for the sweet stew don’t contain any meat. During the Holy Week, Christians are encouraged to fast and abstain from eating meat. Therefore the binignit, a meat-less sweet dish good for the sunny weather, became the perfect stew during the hot days of the Lenten season.
