Malagkit is the Tagalog word for sticky or glutinous rice. It is boiled, steamed, pounded, ground, puffed and roasted to produce a thousand and one sticky and sweet delicacies the Orient is known for.
In the Philippines, glutinous rice is grown mostly in Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog. In public markets, one can find two varieties of malagkit. The first class or "sweet" variety, which has a rounded and ivory white grain and the regular or cheaper one with a longish and almost translucent grain.
Most of the native delicacies originating from the different regions of the country contain malagkit as the main ingredient. Coconut, creamy and mildly sweet, always serves as an accompaniment to enhance the malagkit's glutinous texture.
I have no idea why malagkit is a favorite and being served during Undas? But served with a sprinkle of white sugar and coconut meat shreds. Yummy! =)
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