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| Alternative names | Salokara,salucara,salocara |
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| Course | Dessert,breakfast |
| Place of origin | The Philippines |
| Region or state | Eastern Samar |
| Serving temperature | Hot or warm |
| Main ingredients | Rice flour,water orcoconut milk,sugar,tubâ wine/yeast |
| Variations | seeBibingka |
Salukara is a type ofpancake made by theWaray people inEastern Samar,Philippines. Its ingredients aregalapong (orglutinous riceflour),coconut milk,sugar, andwater, the same as a cake calledbibingka. Traditionallytubâ (palm wine) is used as theleavening agent, giving the pancakes a slightly sour aftertaste, though standardbaker's yeast can be substituted. They are cooked in a pan or clay pot traditionally greased with porklard or lined withbanana leaves. They are commonly eaten for breakfast and formerienda.[1][2]
Salukara is a Filipino pancake made with galapong, or ground rice flour.[3] Simple yeast is used as a raising agent, while some use tuba, or palm wine. Rice is used to make it, with native rice being used.[4] It is cooked in pans with pork lard.[5] It is then contained in banana leaves.[4] It tastes likebibingka, with a hint of puto.[6] It has been compared toAmerican pancakes.[7]
Salukara was already a delicacy from theSpanish tenure, with ingredients unchanged.[4] Salukara was enjoyed byBen Evardone, Eastern Samar's governor, House RepresentativeMaria Fe and ActorBoy Abunda also enjoyed this dish. It appeared in television shows and festivals.[8] Salukara is regularly sold near populated places.[9][10] In July 2019, it was one of the entries in theCan-avid town festival.[11] In December 2022, it was one of the entries in theArteche town festival.[12]
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