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Binakle

An Ifugao steamed rice cake of pounded glutinous rice wrapped in banana or rattan leaves. Variants add sesame seeds or sweet potato; uncooked binakle and rice wine are offered to bulul ancestor spirits in Ifugao rites.

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It is made from glutinous rice (diket) that is pounded into a paste, wrapped in banana or rattan leaves, and steamed. Variants may also add sesame seeds or sweet potato. They are popularly eaten on special occasions or as a snack. Uncooked binakle, along with rice wine (baya), are common offerings to the bulul ancestor spirits in Ifugao rituals.

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