Alternative names | carabao-milk pudding |
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Course | Dessert |
Place of origin | Philippines |
Region or state | Pampanga, Cagayan |
Serving temperature | room temperature, cold |
Similar dishes | Maja blanca, blancmange, leche flan |
Tibok-tibok (Pampangan: tibuktíbuk) or carabao-milk pudding is a Pampangan dessert pudding made primarily from carabao (water buffalo) milk and ground soaked glutinous rice (galapong). Originating in the Philippine province of Pampanga, it is especially popular in Cagayan. It has a soft jelly-like texture and is topped with latik (coconut curds) before serving. It is characteristically creamy white in color and has a delicate, sweet and slightly salty flavor. It is very similar to the more common maja blanca, albeit the latter is made with coconut milk and cornstarch.[1][2]