BIKO The Filipino Rice Cake

BIKO The Filipino Rice Cake
Biko is a Filipino rice cake made from sticky rice (locally known as malagkit),
coconut milk, and brown sugar. Like other rice cakes, this is referred to as
kakanin (derived from the word “kanin” which means rice) and is often eaten as
dessert or meryenda (mid-afternoon snack).Traditionally, this delicious rice
cake is placed over banana leaves in a bilao (round woven bamboo tray) and
garnished with latik (cooked coconut milk residue) on top. In addition, Biko is
served during special occasions such as birthday parties, family reunions, and
town fiestas.
Biko Recipe
Ingredients
2 cups glutinous rice (aka sticky rice or malagkit)
1 1/2 cups water
2 cups brown sugar
1
4 cups coconut milk
1/2 tsp salt
Cooking Procedure:
1. Combine the sticky rice and water in a rice cooker and cook until the rice is
ready (we intentionally combined lesser amount of water than the usual so that
the rice will not be fully cooked)
2. While the rice is cooking, combine the coconut milk with brown sugar and salt
in a separate pot and cook in low heat until the texture becomes thick. Stir
constantly.
3. Once the rice is cooked and the coconut milk-sugar mixture is thick enough,
add the cooked rice in the coconut milk and sugar mixture then mix well.
Continue cooking until all the liquid evaporates (but do not overcook).
4. Scoop the cooked biko and place it in a serving plate then flatten the surface.
Share and Enjoy!
KEYWORDS:
1.
sticky
rice-(noun)
Sticky
rice (Oryza
sativa
var.
glutinosa;
also
called glutinous rice, sweet rice or waxy rice) is a type of rice grown mainly
in Southeast and East Asia It is called glutinous (< Latin glūtinōsus)[1] in the
sense of being glue-like or sticky, and not in the sense of containing gluten.
2. dessert-(noun) Dessert is a typically sweet course that concludes a meal. The
course usually consists of sweet foods, but may include other items.
3. Traditionally- (adverb) an inherited, established, or customary pattern of
thought, action, or behavior (as a religious practice or a social custom)
4. banana- (noun) a long curved fruit with a thick peel that is yellow when it is
ripe
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5. woven (past participle of weave) to make (as a basket) by intertwining
6. residue- (noun) a usually small amount of something that remains after a
process has been completed or a thing has been removed
7. reunion- (noun) an organized gathering of people who have not been
together for a long time
8. fiesta- (noun) a festival or a public celebration in Spain and Latin America
with parades and dances in honor of a saint
9. aka- (abbreviation) also known as
10. combine- (verb) to cause to unite into a chemical compound
11. texture- (noun) the way that a food or drink feels in your mouth
12. stir- (verb) to mix (something) by making circular movements in it with a
spoon or similar object
13. evaporate -(verb) to change from a liquid into a gas
14. . Scoop- (verb) to pick up and move (something) with a scoop, a spoon, etc.
15.flatten- (verb)to make (something) flat or flatter
ACTIVITY:
Complete the thought of each sentence. Choose the best answer from the
choices.
1. Dozens of houses were ____________ by the tornado.
a. stirred
b. scooped
c. flattened
2. He ___________flour into the bowl.
a. evaporated
b. scooped
c. flattened
3. The cake batter must be __________ for 10 minutes.
a. evaporated
b. stirred
c. flattened
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4. The custard should be smooth and creamy in _____________.
a. texture
b. combine
c. residue
5. The gases _____________ with water in the atmosphere to produce acid rain,
destroying crops and killing livestock.
a. evaporated
b. woven
c. combined
6. The Filipinos have a series of ____________ throughout the year.
a. fiestas
b. desserts
c. woven
7. He dreamed of a ______________ with his son.
a. fiesta
b. residue
c. reunion
DISCUSSION:
1. Do you like food from other countries? If yes, which do you like the most?
2. Do you like to eat some desserts after dinner?
3. If you are living abroad, what is the food that you miss most from home?
4. What foods have you tasted which you will never forget for the rest of your
life?
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