Masi is a dish of glutinous rice balls with a peanut and muscovado filling from Cebu, Philippines. It is made from sweetened galapong (ground-soaked glutinous rice) shaped into little balls with a filling of chopped roasted peanuts and muscovado or brown sugar. It is then boiled in water until it floats. It can also be steamed. It is traditionally sold wrapped in banana leaves.[1][2][3][4] Masi can be modified to use different fillings, like chocolate or peanut butter.[5] Coconut milk may also be used to give the dough a creamier flavor.[3]
![]() Masi with peanut butter filling | |
Alternative names | Peanut rice ball |
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Course | Dessert or snack |
Place of origin | Philippines |
Region or state | Liloan, Cebu |
Serving temperature | Room temperature |
Main ingredients | Glutinous rice, brown sugar or muscovado, chopped roasted peanuts |
Similar dishes | Moche, Mache, Buchi, Palitaw |
Masi is sometimes anglicized as peanut rice balls.[2] Masi is related to the Tagalog mache and the Kapampangan moche, which are prepared similarly.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Bunachita, Jose Santino S. "'Manang Masi': 40 years of making, selling masi". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ a b Abelgas, Hannah (July 4, 2018). "Savor the Flavor: 13 Most Popular Delicacies in Cebu". Sugbo.ph. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ a b "Sweet, Peanut-Filled Masi Sa Liloan". The I ♥ Cebu blog by Peanut Browas. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Kilat, Vanessa. "How to Make 'MASI' (Peanut & Brown Sugar Rice Balls)". Good Thinking Ivy!. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Kilat, Vanessa. "How to Make Chocolate Rice Balls". Good Thinking Ivy!. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Castillo, Lydia. "Cebu Again". PhilStar Global. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
External links
edit- Media related to Masi (food) at Wikimedia Commons