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Biko, also spelled bico, is a sweet rice cake from the Philippines. It is made of coconut milk, brown sugar, and sticky rice. It is usually topped with latik (either or both the coconut curds or the syrupy caramel-like variant). It is a type of kalamay dish and is prepared similarly, except the rice grains are not ground into a paste.
Kalamay is a popular pasalubong (the Filipino tradition of a homecoming gift). They are often eaten alone, directly from the packaging. [1] Kalamay is also used in a variety of traditional Filipino dishes as a sweetener, [2] including the suman and the bukayo.
Puto maya – more accurately, a type of biko. It is made from glutinous rice (usually purple glutinous rice called tapol) soaked in water, drained and then placed into a steamer for 30 minutes. This rice mixture is then combined with coconut milk, salt, sugar and ginger juice and returned to the steamer for another 25 to 30 minutes. [14]
Yamaimo – vague name that can denote either Dioscorea spp. (Japanese yam or Chinese yam) below. The root is often grated into a sort of starchy puree. The correct way is to grate the yam against the grains of the suribachi. Also the tubercle (mukago) used whole. Yamanoimo or jinenjo (Dioscorea japonica) – considered the true Japanese yam.
Puto cuchinta or kutsinta is a type of steamed rice cake found throughout the Philippines.It is made from a mixture of tapioca or rice flour, brown sugar and lye, enhanced with yellow food coloring or annatto extract, and steamed in small ramekins.
Suman, or budbud, is an elongated rice cake originating in the Philippines.It is made from glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk, often wrapped in banana leaves, coconut leaves, or buli or buri palm leaves for steaming.
Bay leaf (Dahon ng Laurel) Spice Referred to as "dahong paminta" (literally 'spice leaf') or "dahong laurel" Bulaklak ng saging (Banana blossoms) Flavoring Used as an ingredient in kare-kare: Calabaza: Vegetable Calamansi: Fruit Used in various condiments, beverages, dishes, marinades, and preserves. Gabi (Taro corm) Root crop Gata (Coconut milk)
Buko pie, sometimes anglicized as coconut pie, is a traditional Filipino baked young coconut (malauhog) pie.It is considered a specialty in the city of Los Baños, Laguna, located on the island of Luzon.