What is Biko & how do you make it?

Biko is an easy and simple dessert made with glutinous rice (aka sticky rice), coconut milk, and brown sugar. There are many ways to cook this popular homemade dessert. Some people cook the entire thing over the pot while some people prefer to use a rice cooker. I’m sharing the method I was taught as a kid.

What is Biko kakanin?

What is Biko? Biko (pronounced bee-koh), a rice cake, is a native Filipino delicacy or 'kakanin' where glutinous rice is cooked with coconut milk and brown sugar then topped Latik . The latik can be either in curd form or syrup.

What is Biko – a Filipino dessert?

Biko is a Filipino dessert made with glutinous rice, coconut milk, and brown sugar. It’s an easy and simple homemade dessert that is popularly served at parties and gatherings. Without even knowing it, I was eating rice for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. Growing up, rice was a main food group in my diet.

Why do people eat Biko?

Biko is many things: it’s a dessert, an everyday snack, and a dish that’s served during special occasions, like holidays and birthday parties—I can’t imagine a family gathering without it, in part because it’s believed that eating sticky rice (also called glutinous or sweet rice) will hold families together and strengthen their bond.