Palitaw Delicacy

There is no exact English term for this delicious recipe from Philippines which is made from glutinous rice. My wife made this and it was not that easy because we need to grind the glutinous rice to become powdery in consistency before we can make a dough out of it.

Glutenous Rice, not yet grinded

molded and shaped as oblong

You need to roll it on your palm and use rolling pin to flatten and smoothen the edge. It should be even so that it will be easier for the palitaw dough to be cook. It was just easy to cook because once you put it into boiling water, you will just have to wait for some time for the palitaw to float and that’s it, ready for the next step.

put to hot water

once it boils, you need them to float 

About the next step, once your palitaw is done, you need to mix the following ingredients like shredded coconuts, sugar and sesame seeds. For us we have toasted some local sesame seeds since we cannot find the black sesame seed which is really the one for the palitaw recipe, but its okay to use the white sesame seed if you don’t have the black one.

finish product, enjoy your Palitaw

Palitaw is a famous snack delicacy in Philippines

By the way palitaw means like to float or be seen on top so that is what the name of this recipe derived from. I don’t know if this was an original Filipino recipe or taken from the Spaniards but it sure is a must try for everyone who enjoys snacks and delicacies. It is also perfect to match on the beverage of your choice like coffee, tea, cold drinks and so on.