Palitaw recipe

Palitaw recipe

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Friends this little white ball is on its way to becoming Palitaw.

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Palitaw bites

Palitaw is the weirdest and most addictive little snack I’ve probably ever had. I say that about all of these recipes right? About the addictive part? But this really is. For real.

Palitaw is basically glutinous rice flour and water mixed into a dough rolled into balls boiled until soft and a little chewy and rolled in coconut and sugar. And if you are having a party decorate them with colored sugar or food coloring and put them on a stick because food on a stick = party.

This was another recipe that was supposed to be a “lesson” with my students where I took them into the kitchen and taught them endless amounts of math and reading by using a written recipe and halving fractions. What followed was more of a lesson for me in 1) how most Filipinos actually cook which is without a recipe; 2) the wonders of glutinous rice flour; and 3) how to blot the sweat from your forehead with a paper towel in one hand while simultaneously popping another palitaw bite into your mouth with the other hand.