MAGUINDANAO LOCAL FOOD DELICACIES

“BAL’BED A INTI”

NAME OF DELICACY BAL’BED A INTI CATEGORY Food Delicacy

It is made of dough, white and black pulot BRIEF DESCRIPTION (finely grilled) sugar with the used of banana leaf for wrapping the flatten dough and put a teaspoon of filling on it.

LOCATION Maguindanao

“BETENGAN”

NAME OF DELICACY BETENGAN CATEGORY Food Delicacy It is a dough of finely grilled black and while pulot ( a kind of grain similar to rice) called BRIEF DESCRIPTION pulot with cubed mascuvado sugar inside simmered and coated with shredded coconut meat. The melted mascuvado is the source of that sweet taste that blends with the dough and shredded coconut meat ingredients. LOCATION Maguindanao

“BINAYO A SAGING”

NAME OF DELICACY BINAYO A SAGING CATEGORY Food Delicacy Binayo is a term in Maguindanao referring to the process of pounding. This delicacy is made BRIEF DESCRIPTION by boiling a mature banana. It is pounded with “Lendu”(pestel) “Lesung” (mortar). Semi- mature grated coconut is added. Brown sugar is added. Binayo a Saging is among the most popular recipes in the village. It serves as both a snack food and a main meal. LOCATION Maguindanao

“BULIBID”

NAME OF DELICACY BULIBID CATEGORY Food Delicacy The most popular delicacy and snack food in Maguindanao. The name bulibid comes from BRIEF DESCRIPTION the Maguindanaon language means in closest English translation is twisted because of its appearance and how it is molded. Bulibid is made from pounded glutinous rice mashed with water then being twisted. It is then friend with brown sugar. LOCATION Maguindanao

“BULWA”

NAME OF DELICACY BULWA CATEGORY Food Delicacy BRIEF DESCRIPTION A bread like mammon and Madeleine. LOCATION Maguindanao

“DADAR”

NAME OF DELICACY DADAR CATEGORY Food Delicacy Thicken than crepe but not as fluffy as pancakes and usually mixed with food BRIEF DESCRIPTION coloring.This snack is filled with sweetened grated coconut as a filling. Some use food flavouring/coloring for the crepe for presentation purposes. LOCATION Maguindanao

“DINANGAY”

NAME OF DELICACY DINANGAY CATEGORY Food Delicacy This is a squash Saba banana put on a leaf and cooked in a low fire. This is preferred more BRIEF DESCRIPTION to be cooked in dirty kitchen with firewood for it produces a very not an ordinary effect in the mouth. It looks like a flat squashed pancake. LOCATION Maguindanao

“DUDOL”

NAME OF DELICACY DUDOL CATEGORY Food Delicacy “Dudol” is made of glutinous rice and fresh coconut milk added with sugar. It is wrapped BRIEF DESCRIPTION with stalks of the palms though banana leaves and palms leaves are also used. It is a famous delicacy from Maguindanao. It is a part of the Maguindanao culture. It is served during special occasions such as weddings and festivities. LOCATION Maguindanao

“KAGIKIT”

NAME OF DELICACY KAGIKIT CATEGORY Food Delicacy Kagikit is the great-tasting topping of the ever popular “ Pastil, a one – dish meal made of rice and kagikit wrapped in banana leaves BRIEF DESCRIPTION that locals bring with them during journey. “KAGIKIT” is made strands and trips of chicken meat cooked with herbs such as onions and garlic ( optional to put ginger depending on taste buds) The shredded meat is cooked with oil until it becomes crispy. LOCATION Maguindanao

“KUMUKUNSI”

NAME OF DELICACY KUMUKUNSI CATEGORY Food Delicacy

A traditional Filipino deep-fried doughnut BRIEF DESCRIPTION originating from the Maguindanao people. It is made from rice flour, eggs and sugar. It is deep fried until it turns light brown. It is traditionally fried into spiral shapes. It has a creamy flavor, similar to pancakes.

LOCATION Maguindanao

“PANYALAM”

NAME OF DELICACY PANYALAM CATEGORY Food Delicacy

A traditional Filipino fried rice pancake made BRIEF DESCRIPTION with ground glutonious rice muscovado or brown sugar and cocnut milk mixed into a batter that is deep-fried.

LOCATION Maguindanao

“PASTIL”

NAME OF DELICACY PASTIL CATEGORY Food Delicacy Pastil or pastel, is a Filipino packed rice dish made with steamed rice wrapped in banana BRIEF DESCRIPTION leaves with dry shredded beef, chicken, or fish. It originates from the Maguindanao people and is a popular, cheap breakfast meal in Mindanao, especially among Muslim Filipinos. LOCATION Maguindanao

“PLIL”

NAME OF DELICACY PLIL CATEGORY Food Delicacy Plil is among the popular delicacies in Maguindanaon culture mostly from the BRIEF DESCRIPTION Central Mindanao. It is a native snack food made of ripe banana locally known as " Kamison" (native)aka saba and cardaba. The ripe banana is mashed. The "Natek" (flour from buri palm or an alternative flour is added. It is formed into balls then fried until it turns golden brown. LOCATION Maguindanao

“PUTRI MANDI”

NAME OF DELICACY PUTRI MANDI CATEGORY Food Delicacy BRIEF DESCRIPTION A delicious cake made from red bean flour. It is a muffins with pound cake consistency LOCATION Maguindanao

“TAKEMBOL”

NAME OF DELICACY TAKEMBOL CATEGORY Food Delicacy BRIEF DESCRIPTION Almost ripe banana coated in mashed cassava then fried and sprinkled with granulated sugar. LOCATION Maguindanao

“TAPAY”

NAME OF DELICACY TAPAY CATEGORY Food Delicacy Is prepared rather sacredly compared to BRIEF DESCRIPTION other dishes.It is fermented cooked rice using Apuan- a powdered rice also fermented with chillies and sundried for days, then wrapped in alum leaves, left over night and served the morning after. It tastes sweet and tangy. LOCATION Maguindanao

“TINAGTAG”

NAME OF DELICACY TINAGTAG CATEGORY Food Delicacy Sweet rice batter that’s sifted over a frying pan to create crunchy, porous “rectangles”, BRIEF DESCRIPTION ”looks like crispy bihon noodles” named after the preparation: to sift the batter, two sticks are rhythmically beaten against the container’s handle. LOCATION Maguindanao

“TINAPAYAN”

NAME OF DELICACY TINAPAYAN CATEGORY Food Delicacy It is a salted fish with fermented rice. BRIEF DESCRIPTION Tinapayan is among the most sought dishes among the Maguindanaon people.It is basically made of Pangus.(sun-dried local fish) LOCATION Maguindanao

“TINUMIS”

NAME OF DELICACY TINUMIS CATEGORY Food Delicacy BRIEF DESCRIPTION It is a Maguindanaon version of Suman. LOCATION Maguindanao

“TIPAS”

NAME OF DELICACY TIPAS CATEGORY Food Delicacy Tipas is a sweet chip made of rice flour. Preparation and cooking is rather BRIEF DESCRIPTION complicated in achieving its shape, crunchiness and thinness. LOCATION Maguindanao

“WAGIT”

NAME OF DELICACY WAGIT CATEGORY Food Delicacy A rice cake made of glutinous rice cooked in BRIEF DESCRIPTION sweetened coconut cream/milk and topped with coconut or “latik”.

LOCATION Maguindanao