Kiping

Kiping is a traditional Filipino leaf-shaped wafer made from glutinous rice.

Other plants used include coffee, talisay (Terminalia catappa), cacao, antipolo (Artocarpus blancoi), and saba banana.

The paste is then spread on the chosen leaf molds and steamed for around half an hour.

There is a traditional superstition that in order to prevent the kiping from cracking, silence must be observed during the entire preparation.

[5][6][7] Kiping is also another name for kabkab, a similar cassava-based wafer from other parts of the country.

A vendor selling colorful fried kiping