Cuchinta (Kutsinta) »
Cuchinta is a type of kakanin (Philippines’ native delicacies these are snacks usually made with or containing any or combination of these: coconut,coconut milk, rice flour, glutinous rice, cassava).
Cuchinta is delicious and super easy to make and is almost fat free and low in calories..
I was actually surprise to find out how simple it [...]
Pichi-Pichi »
Pichi-pichi is a pretty unusual name for a food, so much more for a kakanin. I don’t know where it got it’s name from but I like it. It sounds like pica-pica which is what pichi-pichi is in essence: a bite size snack.
It is a type of kakanin which refers to the many ways [...]
Cassava Cake (Cassava Bibingka) »
I have been in search of a good cassava cake recipe to satisfy my craving for it. I know I can easily buy a box of it but I have this thing, I am not contented just buying treats that I like, I have to have a recipe of it to try. [...]
Biko (Sweet Rice Cake) »
As I have said in my last post, I did some kakanin ( Filipino sweet rice cakes/ delicacies) and this post is a continuation of that..
I’m pretty sure you (the one reading this) know about biko already and is just here looking for a recipe; but in case you haven’t heard of it yet (go [...]
Palitaw Sa Latik (Sweet Rice Dumplings In Coconut Milk »
I did a marathon kakanin “cook fest” yesterday, I made palitaw in coconut milk, biko and cassava cake. These, except for the palitaw in coconut milk are for my daughter to bring in school for their Linggo ng Kultura (Filipino Language & Culture Week).
To start with I’ll give you palitaw in coconut milk. [...]
Palitaw (Sweet Rice Dumplings with Coconut & Roasted Sesame Seeds) »
Palitaw is a type of kakanin (Filipino native sweet delicacies); It’s called palitaw because of the manner it’s cooked. It’s a sweet rice flour dough or dumpling that you cook by dropping it in boiling water, you’ll know when it’s cooked when it floats on the surface, hence the name Palitaw (litaw-meaning to show [...]
Maja Mais »
This is very similar to Maja Blanca, the only difference is the addition of corn. I’ve always like my maja mais smooth and creamy, without any corn kernels in it, most of the recipes I’ve come across while searching for one has corn kernels which is fine especially if you love the crunch of [...]
Kakanin Toppings Latik and Toasted Coconut »
Latik is what makes some kakanin like biko, maja and suman-latik so irresistibly good. Sometimes I just eat it by itself, I can’t stop eating it once I start. My siblings and I used to fight over it when we were little. I wonder why does it taste so good? I know [...]
Maja Blanca Kakanin »
I suddenly had a craving for a kakanin yesterday, I thought of making biko, but changed my mind. I thought I would make maja blanca. Maja blanca is a white coconut milk cake topped with either latik or budbud, it’s been a while since I’ve had this and I’ve never tried making it myself. [...]
Bibingkang Kanin (Sweet Rice Cake with Topping) »
BIBINGKANG KANIN
I love kakanin (filipino sweet delicacy), particularly this one. This is just like biko (sweet rice cake) with a yummy topping. I like it so much that I have to have a recipe and try it. I thought it would be easy cause I already know how to make biko, so [...]
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