This is a sweet rice cake traditional served during cuaresma (Holy Week) or todos los santos (All Saints Day) in the Philippines; but nowadays, this can be enjoyed during any occasions.This recipe can also be done without the Pirurutong. If using pure glutinous rice, skip soaking the rice. You will end up with an off-white rice cake.

This is a Filipino sweet ricecake usually eaten as snack. Very easy to make

Perfect for family gatherings. :hungry

Palitaw is a term used to call a sweet flat rice cake that is eaten in the Philippines as a snack or dessert. Originally, grounded or pounded sticky rice is used to make this rice cake (called kakanin in the local language) you can use simply coconut ,sugar and toasted sesame seed for flavoring.

The word Palitaw means to float/floating. When the palitaw floats, it means that it is already cooked. It is a traditional snack that will surely satisfy your cravings.

Trivia: Suman is a Filipino traditional rice cake that’s usually eaten during breakfast or afternoon snack paired with coconut jam, cocoa chocolate and coffee! This recipe was from my Lola’s (grandmother). She used to cook and sell this around our community when she was still alive. She literally did all the hard work from getting banana leaves, running them over fire to make the leaves soft, wrapping ( the most tedious process for me) cooking to selling. Hats off to my grandmother! ❤️

Pohulpohul Cake or Itak Pohulpohul is a traditional Batak snack, which comes from Tapanuli. Shaped like a fist knuckles, similar to Itak Gurgur because the shape is made with quite simple tools --- namely the fingers of your fist, which is why it is called "pohulpohul" (which means 'fist').There is little difference between Pohulpohul and Gurgur, among others : Pohulpohul only uses flour, unlike Gurgur which is mixed with grated coconut. Pohulpohul is steamed before serving, but Gurgur can be directly eaten after it is created. Pohulpohul cake contains nutrients, such as Carbohydrates, Protein, Vitamin B (B1, B2, B3, B6), Iron, Calcium, Fat, Omega 3 and Fiber.Pohulpohul is often brought as a souvenir for the family who comes to visit for a customary speech, for example to discuss marriage plans for men and women both parties. Of course, pohulpohul is only the 'companion' of the main souvenirs which is usually in the form of food 'weight' of the carp.Pohulpohul's shape follows the silhouette of a fist, and the fingers are used in forming the pohulpohul. Rice flour is the main ingredient so it becomes solid and the flours complement each other; it is a symbol of how the customary talks between the two sides (paranak and parboru) that takes place. In the process is characterized by dialogue and negotiation, there occasionally are words thrown that pierce or offend. However as in pohulpohul, where the flour are complementary and mutually self compacting --- presumably expected so the words that have sprung up in the customary speech, complementary and mutually condense with no other aim than to enhance the indigenous celebration being prepared.

One of a kind dessert which make me miss my childhood town.

Hello! I previously shared a special recipe of (baked) Air Fried Rice Cake/Tikoy and it was top billing during this recent Chinese NY (Lunar NY) 🫶 so I thought I’d also share the ordinary way of enjoying Tikoy in Filipino homes. 😊

Korea's most popular go-to street food, made easily at home.

#mycookbookCommonly, lontong serves as the alternative of steamed rice. Many Indonesian dishes are created to be eaten with lontong. One example dish that served with lontong is Gado-gado (I have the recipe here 👉#pib_gadogado).There are several ways to make lontong. The one I have here, I make it by using rice cooker. This way is so much easier and faster than using a traditional way, that could take several hours to boil the uncooked rice.#pib_lontong

It looks like a croquette but it is filled with three layers; sweet potato, rice cake and yam. The rice cake is a Chinese traditional food that is eaten during happy occasions.