Shakoy ( Cebuano: ''syakoy''; Tagalog: ''siyakoy'';

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: 炸粿;

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: tsia̍h-kué), also known as ''lubid-lubid'' ("little rope"), is a traditional

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. It is traditionally made with flour, sugar, salt, and yeast and

. It is then sprinkled with white sugar. Variants of ''shakoy'' can also be made with other kinds of flour, most notably with

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, which results in a chewier version that is also usually coated with

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s. Dry and crunchy versions of shakoy, which are usually much smaller, are known as '' pilipit''.

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