Cascaron

Not to be confused with Cascarón.

Cascaron is a Filipino doughnut made of deep-fried ground glutinous rice, grated coconut, and sugar. They are commonly ball-shaped and are sold on skewers, but they can also be elongated, pancake-shaped, or doughnut-shaped.^[1]

Cascaron

Top: Skewered cascaron; Bottom: Ibanag pinakufu
Alternative names	carioca, karioka, tinudok, bitsu-bitsu, bicho-bicho, pinakufu, paborot, binuelos, binowilos, bunuelos
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	Philippines
Main ingredients	ground glutinous rice, grated coconut, and sugar
Media: Cascaron

They are approximately golf-ball sized.^[2]

Etymology

The name is derived from Spanish cascarón ("eggshell") due to its common spherical shape and crunchy exterior. It is not to be confused with cascarón, which is a hollowed-out chicken egg filled with prizes derived from the same term.^{[citation needed]}

It is known by numerous other names, depending on the region, including carioca and tinudok. It is also known as bitsu-bitsu (or bicho-bicho) in Negros Occidental, not to be confused with bicho or bicho-bicho, which is a Chinese Filipino version of youtiao made with regular flour.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Buñuelo
• Churro
• Panyalam