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Filipino cuisine
Sayongsong
Alternative names
| sayungsong, sayungsung, sarongsong, sarungsung, sarungsong, alisuso
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Course
| Dessert
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Place of origin
| Philippines
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Region or state
| Surigao del Norte
,
Caraga Region
,
Eastern Visayas
,
Central Visayas
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Serving temperature
| warm, room temperature
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Main ingredients
| Glutinous rice
, rice, sugar,
coconut milk
, roasted peanuts,
calamansi
juice
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Similar dishes
| puto
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Sayongsong
is a traditional
Filipino
steamed
rice cake
from
Surigao del Norte
and other areas of the
Caraga Region
of northeastern
Mindanao
, as well as the southeastern
Visayas
(
Bohol
,
Samar
,
Leyte
) where it is known as
sarungsong
or
alisuso
. It is distinctively served in cone-shaped
banana leaves
.
Sayongsong
is a type of
puto
.
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
Sayongsong
is can be time-consuming to make. It is made with equal parts of
glutinous rice
and regular rice. It traditionally uses
pirurotong
, a native deep purple glutinous rice, which gives it a striking blue to purple color, but other types of glutinous rice can also be used. The rice mixture is soaked for around 20 minutes. Roasted peanuts (surigao version) or grated young coconut (Visayas version) are then added and the whole mixture is ground into a smooth paste known as
galapong
. Coconut milk sweetened with sugar is boiled separately for around 10 minutes then filtered and mixed with the
galapong
. The
galapong
is then cooked in a pan while constantly stirring. When it becomes very thick in consistency, a bit of
calamansi
juice is spritzed on the mixture. It is then allowed to cool and then poured into greased banana leaves shaped into a cone. The cones are then steamed for an additional 20 minutes.
[5]
[6]
[7]
The dish can be modified by adding other ingredients, like chocolate or strips of young coconut meat.
[8]
The texture of
sayongsong
is very soft, reminiscent of both
kalamay
and
puto
.
Sayongsong
has a short shelf life and spoils after around a day, though it can be preserved for another day if chilled and placed in an airtight container.
[2]
[9]
In
Samar
,
sarungsong
can also be cooked in shaved bamboo tubes that are then peeled open to eat.
[4]
See also
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References
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"Top 5 Delicacies from Surigao"
.
Surigao Today
. Retrieved
January 11,
2019
.
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a
b
"Sayongsong: Surigao Kakanin/Pasalubong"
.
Backpacking Philippines
. Retrieved
January 11,
2019
.
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Sison, Jainey.
"Alisuso of Eastern Samar"
.
Mama's Guide Recipes
. Retrieved
October 5,
2019
.
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a
b
"Sarungsong ground rice suman in Las Navas, No. Samar"
.
Glossary of Filipino Food
. Retrieved
October 5,
2019
.
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"Sayongsong Recipe"
.
Mama's Guide Recipes
. February 15, 2018
. Retrieved
January 11,
2019
.
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"Sayongsong of Surigao City"
.
Atbp.ph
. June 15, 2016
. Retrieved
January 11,
2019
.
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"Sayongsong: Surigao's delicious native delicacy"
.
Langyaw
. May 27, 2012
. Retrieved
January 11,
2019
.
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Damo, Ida.
"This Song's For You: Sayongsong"
.
ChoosePhilippines
. Retrieved
January 11,
2019
.
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Mascarinas, Erwin M. (May 10, 2014).
"Sayongsong: Surigao City's sweet delicacy"
.
SunStar Philippines
. Retrieved
January 11,
2019
.