This is what I am looking for the past days
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@ZedSmart (19839)
Philippines
February 8, 2020 2:17am CST
Alex Socorro @Alexandoy posted about his snack for this afternoon, a local food. Here"s mine.
The past days, I'm looking that stuff in the photo at the streets since there are vendors used to display at one corner but they're now prohibited by the local authorities to display.
This afternoon, I've got the right timing when I pass at one street because I saw an ambulant vendor selling the stuff. I will introduce this to you as "STEAMED CAKE", a local food made from grated cassava. We have a local term for this and I'm sure people from the Philippines exactly knew what the local term is.
My snack this afternoon.
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
8 Feb 20
@Nakitakona Yes, in a tin can or in a coconut shell.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
8 Feb 20
@ZedSmart it's only molded like a small cake. Or it is popularly known locally as "lanson". That's our favorite afternoon snack. It's usually wrapped in a banana leaf.
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@cherigucchi (15934)
• Philippines
8 Feb 20
I miss that! Could not find here in my place. I had burger today
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@cherigucchi (15934)
• Philippines
8 Feb 20
@ZedSmart That is my problem when I am living at the center of the city. seldom I can see those kakanin I have been craving so much.
@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
8 Feb 20
Yes, it's not common unlike burger. Although, there's a bakeshop here that sells most Filipino kakanin but this one is not included. I miss eating the suman sa lihiya too. We had neighbor then that sells the best tasting suman sa lihiya I'd ever tasted but they're not living here now.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
8 Feb 20
We call it sweet potato and prepare sweet dishes from it.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
10 Feb 20
@msdivkar If it is white in colour it belongs to the same family as the sweet potato.
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@yoalldudes (35030)
• Philippines
8 Feb 20
I love a relative of this, the one called "Budin".
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That is hilarious.@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
8 Feb 20
@yoalldudes I think they're translating the Spanish term. See the connection?
@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
8 Feb 20
Looks like bico, or steamed rice cooked in coconut syrup.
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
8 Feb 20
@ZedSmart yes I can almost smell it.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
8 Feb 20
We simply call it cassava cake here but the ones we have are square and in aluminum trays.
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
8 Feb 20
We have this cassava cake also. The difference is, with puto, the juice of the grated cassava is removed, compressed the grated cassava with a cloth to remove further the remaining juice then after that, it would be broken by rolling the molded grated cassava due to compression at your palm to make it grainy. After these procedures, other ingredients were added such as grated coconut and sugar or you can cook as is without the other ingredients. The bland puto can be paired then with your ulam.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
8 Feb 20
i see this in the market but didn't know it was cassava. i thought it was round biko.
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@garymarsh6 (23978)
• United Kingdom
8 Feb 20
We do not have casava here in the UK or at least I have never come across it. It looks tasty!
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@garymarsh6 (23978)
• United Kingdom
8 Feb 20
@ZedSmart I would definitely try it if I were there. It is good to try new things!
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@resukill22 (25050)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
8 Feb 20
It's look like Biko for me
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@Writingghost (5196)
• United States
8 Feb 20
No idea what it is and I hope you enjoy it.
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Thank you. I did enjoy it.