Palitaw ( Glutinous rice ball)

My weekend was a busy and exciting one starting my Saturday with a visit to the Consulate to accompany my friend Tet. We were out the whole day of Saturday, exhausting my energy come Sunday. And so again, i have invited Tet over for lunch and a session of Filipino food try-outs!

I am a self-confessed dessert addict! I enjoy eating nonetheless, but I always look forward to the end of a meal just for me to devour on sweet creations a restaurant if we are dining out or a house if we happen to be invited in for a gathering on offer.

This afternoon was no different, early in the morning, my helper and I went to the market for our weekly market shopping. I have already thought of having "palitaw" (it's a filipino dessert/ afternoon snack made from "galapong ". It is then rolled into balls or flattened then drop into a boiling water until it comes floating on the surface and you will know it's already cooked. It will then be rolled into grated coconut then topped with sesame and sugar. Here is Vietnam, i buy the glutinous rice flour from the supermarket and mix it with water. This is very convenient as opposed to the one i'm used to back home. You just have to mix it with water until you get the right, sticky consistency you like and easy to roll between your palms.

(that's the glutinous rice dough being rolled into balls, some choose to flatten it like a disc but we opted for something quirky!)

(it is then dropped into boiling water to cook - "litaw" means "to surface", hence the name of the snack "palitaw")

(to complete the snack, it is rolled into grated coconut, sesame and sugar!)