# Nilupak

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{{short description|Class of traditional Filipino delicacies}}
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{{Infobox prepared food
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| caption            = ''Nilupak na ube'' ([purple yam](/source/purple_yam)), ''kamoteng kahoy'' ([cassava](/source/cassava)), and ''saba'' ([plantain](/source/saba_banana))
| alternate_name     = Nilusak, halaya, haleya, minukmok
| country            = [Philippines](/source/Philippines)
| region             = [Batangas](/source/Batangas), [Quezon](/source/Quezon), [Calabarzon](/source/Calabarzon)
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| course             = [Dessert](/source/Dessert)
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'''Nilupak''' is a class of traditional [Filipino](/source/Philippine_cuisine) delicacies made from mashed or pounded starchy foods mixed with [coconut milk](/source/coconut_milk) (or [condensed milk](/source/condensed_milk) and [butter](/source/butter)) and sugar. They are molded into various shapes and traditionally served on [banana leaves](/source/banana_leaves) with toppings of grated young [coconut](/source/coconut) (''buko''), various nuts, [cheese](/source/cheese), [butter](/source/butter), or [margarine](/source/margarine).<ref>{{cite web |title=Nilupak |url=https://www.kawalingpinoy.com/nilupak/ |website=Kawaling Pinoy |access-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nilupak Recipe |url=https://panlasangpinoy.com/nilupak-recipe/ |website=Panlasang Pinoy |access-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nilupak Recipe (Mashed Cassava) |url=https://recipenijuan.com/nilupak-recipe/ |website=Recipe ni Juan |access-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nilupak with Pili (Cassava with Pili Nuts) Recipe |url=https://www.yummy.ph/recipe/nilupak-with-pili-cassava-recipe |website=Yummy.ph |access-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref> It is also known as '''nilusak''', '''linusak''', '''niyubak''', '''linupak''', or '''lubi-lubi''', among many other names, in the various [languages of the Philippines](/source/languages_of_the_Philippines). It is also known as '''minukmok''' in [Quezon](/source/Quezon).

==Names==
The term ''nilupak'' means "mashed" or "pounded", from the [Tagalog](/source/Tagalog_language) verb ''lupak'', "to pound [into a pulp] (with a [mortar and pestle](/source/mortar_and_pestle))". It is also known as ''nilusak'' in [Visayan regions](/source/Visayas) with the same meaning.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nilupak na Kamoteng Kahoy |url=https://lizalyndalaodao845509895.wordpress.com/2018/03/01/nilupak-na-kamoteng-kahoy/ |website=Kitchen Delight a la Liza |access-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nilupak |url=http://www.pinoyhapagkainan.com/nilupak/ |website=Hapagkainan |access-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cheesey Nilupak de Balinghoy |url=https://www.atbp.ph/2016/07/02/cheesy-nilupak-de-balinghoy/ |website=Atbp.ph |access-date=April 23, 2019 |archive-date=August 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805214448/https://www.atbp.ph/2016/07/02/cheesy-nilupak-de-balinghoy/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> They were traditionally pounded in large stone or wood [mortar and pestle](/source/mortar_and_pestle).

In [Philippine Spanish](/source/Philippine_Spanish), ''nilupak'' was known as ''jalea'' ("jam"), which became spelled as ''[halaya](/source/halaya)'', ''haleya'', or ''halea'' in the native languages. This term is especially used for ''nilupak na ube'', which is now more commonly known as ''[ube halaya](/source/ube_halaya)''. Generally, however, the term ''nilupak'' is reserved for the variants made with mashed [cassava](/source/cassava) or [saba banana](/source/saba_banana)s. While the variants made from ube ([purple yam](/source/purple_yam)) is known as ''halaya''. Variants made from [sweet potato](/source/sweet_potato) and [taro](/source/taro) can be known as either ''halaya'' or ''nilupak''. Regardless, ''nilupak'' and ''halaya'' are prepared identically, varying only in their main ingredients.<ref name="luweeh">{{cite web |title=NILUPAK na UBE at GABI |url=http://luweehskitchentokyo.blogspot.com/2014/11/nilupak-na-ube-at-gabi.html |website=Tagalog Kitchen |access-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref><ref name="aia">{{cite web |title=How to make Nilupak – Cassava-Coconut Rice Cakes |url=https://www.asianinamericamag.com/2017/11/make-nilupak-cassava-coconut-rice-cakes/ |website=Asian in America |access-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nilupak Recipe |url=https://www.pinoyrecipe.net/nilupak-recipe/ |website=Pinoy Recipe At Iba Pa |access-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref>

==Types==
Types of nilupak include the following:

* [Calabaza](/source/Calabaza) - known as ''[halayang kalabasa](/source/halayang_kalabasa)'', "squash halaya", or "pumpkin jam".
* [Cassava](/source/Cassava) - known as ''nilupak na balinghoy'' or ''nilupak na kamoteng kahoy''
* [Saba banana](/source/Saba_banana) - known as ''nilupak na saging'', ''nilupak na saba'', or ''linuyang''
* [Sweet potato](/source/Sweet_potato) - known as ''[camote halaya](/source/camote_halaya)'', ''nilupak na camote'', "camote delight", or "sweet potato jam".
* [Taro](/source/Taro) [corm](/source/corm)s - known as ''nilupak na gabi''; a notable variant is ''[binagol](/source/binagol)'' and it may also be mixed with ube to make ''nilupak na ube at gabi''
* [Ube](/source/Purple_yam) - known more commonly as ''[ube halaya](/source/ube_halaya)'', "ube jam", or ''nilupak na ube''

==See also==
* [Cassava cake](/source/Cassava_cake)
* [Pitsi-pitsi](/source/Pitsi-pitsi)
* [Poi](/source/Poi_(Hawaiian_food))
* [Suman](/source/Suman_(food))
* [Ube halaya](/source/Ube_halaya)

==References==
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{{Philippine cuisine}}

Category:Philippine desserts

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