Category Archives: Filipino Desserts

When I was little, I loved chewing on this simple, country dessert we Filipinos call ‘Palitaw’ as a ‘mirienda’ (snack). Palitaw literally means, ‘floating around’. It’s made up of flattened glutenous rice flour dough, boiled in hot water. Then it’s coated with a mixture of white sugar, white roasted sesame seeds, and grated coconuts. MyContinue reading “Palitaw: Filipino Sticky Rice Dessert”