Lutong Bahay: Lola's Home Cooking
What is Lutong Bahay: Lola's Home Cooking?
A proof-of-concept simulation about inheriting Lola's carinderia. The player travels across the Philippines, talks to locals, and learns to cook iconic Filipino dishes while discovering their history and culture.
Lutong Bahay: Lola's Home Cooking is a proof-of-concept cooking simulation that centers on inheriting a grandmother's carinderia and travelling across the Philippines. Players talk to locals, learn how to prepare iconic Filipino dishes, and discover the history and culture behind the places where those dishes originate. The project aims to show how dishes are prepared and where they came from, while encouraging a deeper appreciation for the Philippines' culinary traditions. The available build is a proof of concept, and the project is in development.
How to play Lutong Bahay: Lola's Home Cooking
- Inherit your grandmother's carinderia.
- Travel across the Philippines.
- Explore each region and talk to locals.
- Learn famous Filipino recipes and how iconic dishes are prepared.
- Discover the history and culture of each dish's place of origin.
Lutong Bahay: Lola's Home Cooking controls
The developer does not list specific controls on the game page. Click the play frame above and try the keyboard, mouse, or touch; most jam games show their controls on the first screen.
Tips for Lutong Bahay: Lola's Home Cooking
- Talk to locals while exploring a region to learn its famous recipes.
- Look into the history behind each dish to understand its place of origin.
Lutong Bahay: Lola's Home Cooking FAQ
What is Lutong Bahay: Lola's Home Cooking?
It is a proof-of-concept cooking simulation about inheriting a grandmother's carinderia and travelling across the Philippines to learn Filipino dishes and their history.
What platforms does it support?
HTML5. Android, iOS, and touch controls are not mentioned.
Is the game finished?
The game is a proof of concept and is in development.
When will it be released?
A release date is not specified.
Who is developing it?
senshi.labs.
About this game
Read the full developer description
Description
Take on the task of inheriting your grandmother’s carinderia by travelling across the Philippines, learning how to cook iconic Filipino dishes, and discovering the history and culture of its place of origin. Explore the region, talk to the locals, and learn famous Filipino recipes!
Project Objective
Lutong Bahay: Lola's Home Cooking aims to showcase iconic Filipino dishes, utilizing the interactive and immersive characteristic of videogames in order to facilitate an understanding of how the dishes are prepared, as well as the historical background of how the dishes originated. The project also seeks to instill in its players a deeper appreciation towards the rich and culturally diverse culinary history and traditions of the Philippines. In doing so, the developers hope that the project could help spark interest towards our local cuisine, not only on a national level, but on a global scale as well.
Concept Details
This game is a PROOF OF CONCEPT. For questions about expanding this project and future partnerships, please contact Mr. Neal Padama at love@senshi.ph.
Game Updates (07.25.2025 Build)
- New Game Logo
- New Game Menu
- Music Selection / Level Selection
- Three (3) new dishes
- Updated UI
- Revised overall game visuals
- New fun fact and map visuals
Team
Lead DesignerTrina Francesca Pagtakhan
Lead Programmers
Michelle Lim
Programmers:
Nahyan Al Falahi
Maria Angelica Canta
Cesar Paolo Donato
Bryan Andrei Galecio
Almighty Artist:
Trina Francesca Pagtakhan
Sound Designer:
Maria Angelica Canta
Technical Consultant:
Arthur Kyle Estuar
Lead Quality Assurance:
Paolo Teodoro
Quality Assurance Assistant:
Dong Lao
Paul Andrew Lopez
Vince Aviles
Raphael Antonio
Joben Maratas
Johann Caraig
Special thanks to:
Gwendelyn Foster
Francis Gabriel Roque
Solon Chen
Kevin Brian Valmonte
David Ramos
Al Louise Lucas
Timothy the Cat
Kitty the Cat
Tom the Cat
Sophie the Cat
Miguel Viejon
Operations Director:
Czarina Loraine Milan
Producer:
Neal Patrick Padama
Executive Producer:
Beatrice M.V. Lapa, PhD (DocB)
Description from Lutong Bahay: Lola's Home Cooking on itch.io, by senshi.labs.
Screenshots
Not listed by the developer: controls, release date, published date, mobile support. We left these out rather than guess.