Kutsinta References

Cuchinta
Alternative names	Kutsinta, Kuchinta, Kutchinta
Type	Rice cake
Course	Dessert, merienda, or snack
Place of origin	Philippines
Serving temperature	Room temperature
Main ingredients	Tapioca or Rice flour, brown sugar, lye, grated coconut meat
Similar dishes	Mont kywe the, Kuih kosui

Puto cuchinta or kutsinta is a type of steamed rice cake ( puto) found throughout the Philippines. It is made from a mixture of tapioca or rice flour, brown sugar and lye, enhanced with yellow food coloring or annatto extract, and steamed in small ramekins. It bears resemblance to the Burmese mont kywe the and Indonesian and Malaysian kuih kosui.

The cooked cakes are topped with fresh grated meat from mature coconut.^[1] It is consumed year-round as a merienda or snack, and is frequently sold along with puto. Unlike its counterpart, which has a doughy texture, kutsina has a jelly-like, chewy consistency. It can be also enhanced by adding latik for a sweeter taste.

References

^ del Mundo, Angelita M. "Emerging Versions of Some Traditional Philippine Rice Food Products." Disappearing Foods: Studies in Foods and Dishes at Risk: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. 1994

[1] Mundo, Angelita M. "Emerging Versions of Some Traditional Philippine Rice Food Products." Disappearing Foods: Studies in Foods and Dishes at Risk: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. 1994

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Burmese	Apon Bein mont Khanon i Khauk mont Masakat Mont baung Mont lone yay baw Mont kywe the Mont lin maya Pashu mont Pathein halawa Htanthi mont Htoe mont
Chinese	Erkuai Tangyuan Nian gao
Filipino	Baye baye Bibingka Biko Buchi Dodol Espasol Kutsinta Mache Masi Moche Morón Palitaw Putli mandi Puto Puto bumbong Salukara Sapin-sapin Suman
Indonesian	Apam Arem-arem Bakcang Bibingka Burasa Burgo Dadar gulung Dodol Idli Ketupat Kue Bugis Clorot Cucur Kembang goyang Keranjang Klepon Kochi Ku Lapis Mochi Onde-onde Pancong Pinyaram Putu Putu mangkok Putu mayang Laklak Lemper Lepet Lontong Lupis Madumongso Nagasari Serabi Timphan Wajik Wingko
Japanese	Senbei Mochi Daifuku Dango Kashiwa mochi Botamochi Suama
Korean	Danja Gyeongdan Hwajeon Tteok Baek-seolgi Bukkumi Bupyeon Chanochi Chapssal-tteok Gaepi-tteok Garae-tteok Hobak-tteok Injeolmi Jeolpyeon Jeungpyeon Mujigae-tteok Omegi-tteok Siru-tteok Songpyeon
South Asian	Appam Pitha Idli
Other	American puffed rice cake

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