tinudok - /ti-nu-dók/ (Igorot and Ilocano [northern Luzon] snack; dw Igorot tinudok [skewered]) [n.] fried sticky rice balls
Other local name:
- a.k.a. tinudoks in Igorot
The Igorot variation of Tagalog carioca. It is made with ground glutinous rice, sugar, and scraped meat of not-so-matured meat of green coconut fruit.
All the ingredients are mixed well into a dough and cut into pieces and rolled into ping-pong-sized balls, then deep-fried until browned, and finally coated with caramelized white sugar in coconut cream.
It is commonly served or sold skewered in bamboo barbecue sticks.
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