HE 2400 – Principles of Food Preparation

NATIVE DELICACIES

Native delicacies are a recipe which is quite popular in some particular country and
not well-known abroad. It is generally use rice as basic ingredients. It can be an appetizer.
It is prepared mostly using a traditional kalan, gilingan, kawa, palayok and banana leaves.
Native delicacies is ny kind of food item made from rice, cassava or any crop mixed
with other ingredients, traditionally prepared and that has been shaped, condensed, or
otherwise combined into a single object.
Generally, the locals would see it as a treat for themselves, only occasionally eaten.
For example, one would not expect to find a restaurant eating insects in America, whereas
in Africa and South America, such a thing would be normal and acceptable.
Kakanin or native delicacies are integral part of the Filipino food culture. Uniquely
Filipino, these are sweet munchies or sometimes desserts made from rice, sweet rice or
root vegetables that are slow cooked and usually made with coconut or coconut milk sugar
or panutsa.
Eating native delicacies supports the locals, promotes the tourisms, bridge the past
to the present, makes you part of the community, and completes your experience
.

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Basic Ingredients in the Preparation of Native Delicacies

1. Corn- corn grits, yellow corn, cornstarch, cornmeal

2. Root crops- such as cassava or kamoteng kahoy, purple yam or ube, sweet potato
or kamote, taro or gabi
3. Rice- ordinary rice and glutinous rice or malagkit
4. Sugar- refined sugar, brown sugar, panutsa, and molasses
5. Milk- evaporated and condensed milk

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6. Margarine and butter

7. Eggs- chicken eggs, duck egg, and salted egg
8. Cheese- cheddar cheese and cottage cheese for toppings
9. Mung beans or monggo- white and red beans
10. Fruits- such as jackfruit or langka, bananas such as saba, lakatan and latundan,
pineapple
11. Nuts- peanuts, cashew nuts and pili nuts
12. Seeds- anise, sesame and achuete
13. Lye or lihiya
14. Coconut- young coconut meat, and coco milk
15. Lemon juice, kasubha, and pandan for flavoring

Some Regional Native Delicacies in the Philippines

• Ilocos Region – tupig, patopat, linapet, kalamay, bukayo, dudol and dendelot
• Central Luzon- pastillas de leche, pastillas de ube or camote, pitchi-pitchi and
pilipit
• Southern Luzon- bitso-bitso, nilupak, macapuno candy, espasol and peanut
brittle
• Bicol Region- pastillas de pili, turones de casuy or de mani, inangit, iraid, pansit
butong and kalingking
• Cebu- ohaldres, otap, reosquillos
• Mindanao- turon de gabi, amparo, biskotso, and pastillas de durian
• Central Visayas- binu-hang gabi, binagol, moron, suman de mais, piya-ya, and
pinasugbo

Galapong Native Delicacies

Galapong is a mixture of ground rice and water. It serves as the main ingredients in
various Philippine native delicacies. Rice flour produced by grinding malagkit or ordinary
rice, dry or wet, is used in various recipes.

Forms of Galapong
Galapong comes in the form of dough or batter.
1. Dough type is manipulated by hands for such products like palitao and bilobilo.
2. Batter type is either thick or thin, a mixture of rice flour and liquid which can
be poured.

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Examples of dough type

• Espasol is made from rice flour cooked in a coconut milk and sweetened coconut
strips, dusted with toasted rice flour.

• Palitao is made by simply mixing rice flour and water until dough is formed.

• Suman sa Galapong is made up of ground glutinous rice and cooked in coconut.

• Dendelot is made of glutinous rice and water, wrapped in banana leaves, steamed
and serve with sweet coconut curd sauce.

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• Bilo-bilo is made of small glutinous balls cooked in coconut milk and sugar.

• Tamales is a starchy and usually corn-based which is steamed in a corn husk or

banana leaf.

• Bitso is made with rice flour dough then coated with coconut cream and
muscovado sugar syrup.

Examples of batter type

• Bibingka is made from galapong, coconut milk, margarine, and sugar.

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• Kutsinta is made of rice flour, brown sugar, enhanced with yellow food coloring
and steamed.

• Puto is steamed sweet cake that is traditionally made from ground rice.

• Maja Blanca is a Filipino dessert made from primarily from coconut milk.

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Proportion in Using Raw Rice

1. Thin batter- 4 cups of liquid:2 cups of rice

2. Thick batter- 3 cups of liquid:4 cups of rice
3. Soft dough- 3 cups of liquid:6 cups of rice
4. Thick dough- 3 cups of liquid:8 cups of rice

Preparing Galapong

We either buy Galapong from the Wet Market or Palengke, or we soak our own
rice and bring it to the market to grind.
Two ways of making the rice dough
1. The authentic way: it is easy, but not a fast process.
a. For every cup of rice, add two cups of water.
b. Soak the rice in water for at least 8 hours or better yet, overnight.
c. Strain the excess liquid
d. Grind fine using a food processor, a meat grinder or a blender. Make
sure the blender is filled to 1/3 of the capacity so machine won’t
overheat.
e. The consistency is very wet and almost liquid so put it on a cheesecloth
and hang to drain the excess water.
f. If the grinds are still grainy, pass through the grinder one more time to
get a fine consistency.
g. After an hour or two, the dough is ready to use.

2. It is a fast and easy way. All you need is a bag of rice flour.
These are readily available in Asian markets.
a. For every cup of liquid, you need about 2 to 2 1/2 cups of the rice flour.
b. Mix the first 2 cups of flour with the cup of liquid. Check the consistency
before adding more flour.
c. Add a little flour at a time until the dough doesn't stick to your hands
when handling.
d. Do not knead like a bread dough, just mix it thoroughly.

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Tips in Making a Galapong dough

• The dough dries up easily when exposed to air so keep a moist towel handy to
cover it during preparation.
• When using the rice flour, it is easier to mix the flour and liquid in a food processor.
Put the flour in the food processor and add the liquid a little at a time, until the
dough ball is formed. Finish off by hand, adding a little flour at a time to get the
right consistency.

Characteristics of Native Delicacies made from Galapong

Products made from whole grain

• Grains are distinct and fully-cooked

• Firm, viscous not mushy
• Pleasing, shiny, and uniform color
• Well-blended sweetness and richness of coconut cream and flavor

Products made of ground waxy rice or galapong

• Firm, well-cooked all over

• Smooth, shiny feature
• Viscous consistency
• Pleasing, uniform color
• Well-blended sweetness and flavor

Products made from root crops

• Well-formed, well-shaped products

• Firm, smooth and uniform texture
• Pleasing color
• Flavor predominant of a well-blended richness and sweetness
• Distinct predominant flavor of the specific product

Preparation of Some Native Delicacies made from Galapong

Suggested videos:

• Espasol- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXcLOdu93-c
• Palitaw- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoK3GgqS9Ms
• Suman sa galapong- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkl1UuzavuQ
• Dendelot- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6as4KkgjFo

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• Bilo-bilo- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYQx4el_xJk
• Tamales- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gw-FNG0sNg
• Bitso- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI2_7X082qM
• Bibingka- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFy7WGaDo_8
• Puto- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fZkPa4MQQ0
• Kutsinta- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukjIP74-hDI
• Maja Blanca- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d3UpFB32-A

REFERENCES
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e6ddc6ca0c78db70e2dd1d
• https://www.slideshare.net/lizafernandezalejandro/grade10
• https://www.scribd.com/presentation/372998097/LESSON-28
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foodprocessor-method/
• https://archievald.com/benefits-of-eating-local-delicacies/
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