april-2012

A MOUNTAIN OF TREATS
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Get creative with kakanin and
serve it with toppings of your
choice — from coconut shavings
to fried sesame seeds
Kakanin
PANGASINAN
A fascinating thing about Filipino
desserts is that although they are
mostly rice-based, they come in a
wide variety of fl avors and forms.
Pangasinan has mastered this art with
its three popular delicacies.
Unda-unday These rice dumplings
resemble the better-known palitaw
but with a thicker texture. Also, the
concoction of sugar, coconut and
sesame that serves as coating for
palitaw dumplings is made into a light
syrup in the case of unda-unday. This
makes unda-unday a refreshing treat
for hot Filipino weather.
Masikoy This is similar to unda-unday
but with a darker sauce made of brown
sugar and grated black sesame, which
gives the rice dumplings a deep and
earthy fl avor. Masikoy is perfect with a
cup of coffee or tea.
Bibingkang malagkit These diamondshaped
rice cakes topped with brown
sugar caramel are a familiar treat in
the Philippines. But the bibingkang
malagkit in Pangasinan is so soft and
LEDESMA
tender it dissolves in your hand as soon
as you grab it!
LESTER
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