Sapin-sapin is a layered
glutinous rice
Glutinous rice (''Oryza sativa var. glutinosa''; also called sticky rice, sweet rice or waxy rice) is a type of rice grown mainly in Southeast and East Asia, and the northeastern regions of South Asia, which has opaque grains, very low amylose ...
and
coconut
The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family ( Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the ...
dessert in
Philippine cuisine. It is made from
rice flour,
coconut milk
Coconut milk is an opaque, milky-white liquid extracted from the grated pulp of mature coconuts. The opacity and rich taste of coconut milk are due to its high oil content, most of which is saturated fat. Coconut milk is a traditional food i ...
,
sugar
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, water, flavoring and coloring. It is usually sprinkled with
latik or toasted desiccated coconut flakes.
Traditional recipe of sapin-sapin calls for different flavors mixed in each layer such as
ube halaya
''Ube halaya'' or ''halayang ube'' (variant spellings ''halea'', ''haleya''; from the Spanish ''jalea'', "jam") is a Philippine dessert made from boiled and mashed purple yam (''Dioscorea alata'', locally known as ''ube''). Ube halaya is the ma ...
in the purple layer,
jackfruit in the yellow or orange layer, but the white layer has no flavoring. The commercial version tends to have only
food coloring and no added flavoring to reduce the cost.
Etymology
''Sapin'' means "layers" while ''sapin-sapin'' means "layered" in the
Ibanag language and the dessert is recognizable for its layers, each colored separately.
Preparation
Mix the glutinous rice flour and sugar in a large mixing bowl until it becomes smooth, together with the condensed milk, coconut milk, and vanilla extract. Then, divide the mixture into 3 parts. Add the mashed purple yam and ube extract on the first part along with the violet food coloring. Add jackfruit on the second part along with the yellow coloring and then mix well. For the third part, leave as it is.
See also
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Kue
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Maja blanca
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Kue lapis
References
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