Linupak is a Filipino snack whose main ingredient is usually cassava, sometimes banana or sweet potato, depending on the region.
The standard spelling is nilupak. The word is sometimes stylistically spelled linupac or nilupac.
The Tagalog root word is lupak, meaning “to pound” — traditionally a mortar and pestle is used to mash the cassava. You add sugar, then pound some more; repeat. The resulting product is somehow akin to Hawaiian poi, but is denser in texture.
BASIC GUIDE FOR MAKING CASSAVA LINUPAK
Peel and cut the cassava into smaller pieces. Boil until soft. Mash into a sticky paste. Add enough condensed milk, grated coconut, sugar and/or margarine to acquire the desired consistency.
BASIC GUIDE FOR MAKING BANANA LINUPAK
Boil unripe bananas (the saba variety). Mash into a paste using a mortar and pestle. Add 2 cups of grated coconut flesh to every 4 cups of banana. Add half a cup of brown sugar.
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