How to make puto kutsinta or cuchinta

Kutsinta is a brown rice cake, a favorite snack in the Philippines. It is eaten with freshly grated coconut as a combination. The Lye Water (potassium carbonate solution) makes the taste distinct and great. If you are planning or interested in making rice cakes, puto kutsinta or cuchinta, lye water can be purchased in most Asian Food Stores. Here is the procedure and video how to make rice cakes or kutsinta. Enjoy.

How to make puto kutsinta

You will need the following ingredients:

• 1 cup rice flour (or all purpose flour)
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 3 cups water
• 1 teaspoon lye water
• freshly grated coconut

How to make Soy Sauce

Soy sauce is a popular condiment all over the world. Soy sauce is produced by fermenting soybeans with Aspergillus oryzae or Aspergillus sojae molds, along with water and salt. It originated in China 2,800 years ago and spread throughout Asia and the world. In more recent times, it is used in Western cuisine and prepared foods. All varieties of soy sauce are salty, earthy, brownish liquids intended to season food while cooking or at the table.

This guide on how to make soy sauce are presented in two parts (1) small scale and home based procedure on how to make soy sauce; and a (2) a commercial and standardized procedure of making soy sauce from Industrial Technology Development Institute.

How to make Soy Sauce (small scale and home based)

MATERIALS:

Soybeans - ½ kg

Salt solution - 6 li or 24 c

Mold (Aspergillus Oryzae)

Flour - ½ kg

Rice bran - ½ tsp

"Kaolin" - 8 tbsp

PROCEDURE: