Filipino rice cake

Stack of palitaw rice cakes Pangasinan is where Palitaw originated and it came from the word “Litaw” which means to surface or to float.It’s because it is the manner you will know that your palitaw is cooked; it will float on top of the water.This native delicacy is a bit similar to the Mocha Cakes of Japan and the Rice Cakes of South Korea.

In the Philippines, rice cakes are like muffins except they're made with rice flour. The rice flour gives them a more rubbery or sticky texture rather than a cake-like texture.

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Ingredients: 1 cup black rice 1 1/2 cup glutinous rice 1 pc Pandan 1 thumb sized ginger, sliced ½ cup water 2c

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