What is ginataan?

In the Philippines, any food cooked in coconut milk can be described as ginataan , which literally means "made with coconut milk". The term is generally used to describe almost any food, from seafood to desserts, if the main broth is coconut milk. One meal known only as ginataan is a type of dessert that contains various tubers and other ingredients and cooks in coconut milk to form a sweet, shiny, sweet soup. In general, different varieties of ginataan simply have the name of their described meal attached to the end, as is the case with ginataan Bilo-bilo , or sticky rice balls in coconut milk. The first is called thick coconut milk or the first pressed milk. The second type is known as thin coconut milk. Both are created by shredding coconut meat, even if the milk is pressed for the first time is significantly stronger than the meat of later presses. Thin milk is often extracted by soaking or cooking once pressed coconut meat in water so m is mleg lighter in the texture.

Classic dessert food, which is most often called ginataan, begins with a number of different types of tubers. The most common are Yams and Taro Root. These are added to a pot that contains strong and thin coconut milk along with some sugar. You can also add a swarm and jackfruit to the soup. All ingredients are covered in small pieces of bite size, so they will cook evenly.

When coconut milk and other ingredients cook, another ginataan supplement is the type of starch ball. They can be tapioca pearls or handmade balls. The coach is produced by mixing water with rice flour and then creating a small pearl, which are placed in boiling coconut milk. Ire entholid is cooked until all ingredients are tender and there is no glossy shine on the bowl.

The thickness of the finished soup may vary depending on the cook's preferences. Coconut milk thickens when they cook starchIngredients. The finished bowl can be very thin, runny nose and soup similar. It can also be cooked for a much longer time, reducing milk until it thickens on the steamed consistency.