Kutsinta

{{Short description|Filipino steam rice cake}} {{Use Philippine English|date=February 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox food | name = Cuchinta | image = 220px | alternate_name = Cuchinta, kutsinta, kuchinta, kutchinta | country = The Philippines | course = Dessert, merienda, or snack | type = Rice cake | served = Room temperature | main_ingredient = Tapioca or Rice flour, brown sugar, lye, grated coconut meat | similar_dish = Mont kywe the, Kuih kosui }}

'''''Puto cuchinta''''' or '''''kutsinta''''', is a type of steamed rice cake (''puto'') found throughout the Philippines. It is made from a mixture of tapioca or rice flour, brown sugar, and lye, enhanced with yellow food coloring or annatto extract, and steamed in small ramekins. It bears resemblance to the Burmese ''mont kywe the'' and Indonesian and Malaysian ''kuih kosui''.

The cooked cakes are traditionally topped with fresh grated meat from mature coconut.<ref>del Mundo, Angelita M. "Emerging Versions of Some Traditional Philippine Rice Food Products." ''Disappearing Foods: Studies in Foods and Dishes at Risk: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery''. 1994</ref> It is consumed year-round as a ''merienda'' or snack, and is frequently sold along with ''puto''. Unlike its counterpart, which has a doughy texture, ''kutsinta'' has a jelly-like, chewy consistency. It has a very mild sweetness. It may be further sweetened by adding ''latik'' (coconut syrup) or a ''yema'' (sweet custard) dip.<ref>{{cite web |title=Puto Kutsinta with Yema Dip: Warm Filipino Rice Cakes Perfect for Snacks |url=https://relaxlangmom.com/puto-kutsinta-with-yema-dip-warm-filipino-rice-cakes-perfect-for-snacks/ |website=Relax Lang Mom Food Blog |access-date=6 January 2026}}</ref>

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Category:Philippine desserts Category:Philippine rice dishes Category:Foods containing coconut Category:Steamed foods Category:Rice cakes Category:Vegetarian dishes of the Philippines