Filipinos love to eat, especially food that are sweet. This is probably why their ancestors came up with a bewildering array of traditional snacks and sweets that truly cater to the tastes of the young and old alike. Being in a pleasantly tropical country, it should come as no surprise that rice, sugar and coconut make up the list of ingredients for the many snacks and sweets that are labeled as distinctly Filipino. Be it for merienda, dessert or pasalubong to loved ones, these traditional food are a delight to have, and, of course, eat. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Bico - 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 de
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