How To Make Calamay?

They say that a trip to Bohol would never be complete without bringing some of its signature delicacy, a simple yet sweet treat in native coconut shell, the Calamay. So don't forget to bring home some of these for those with sweet tooth at home.

Calamay is known across the archipelago and there are many versions of it in different regions of the country. This is so because its procedure so easy to follow and the ingredients are very common.

Here is the recipe of how to make this delicious yet laborious delicacy.

Calamay Ingredients:

10 liters water
10 kilos white sugar
2 gantas malagkit
20 pieces coconut
Peanuts, chopped (optional)

Procedure:
1. Soak the malagkit overnight.
2. Grate the coconuts.
3. Extract the milk from the grated coconut two times: first, with 5 liters of water, then with 3 liters of water.
4. Pour the malagkit into the first coconut milk extract, and grind the mixture.
5. Mix sugar with the second coconut milk extract, and boil to make latik.
6. Pour the ground malagkit into the boiling latik, and stir for 4 hours or until the mixture becomes very sticky.
7. Put the mixture into half of a coconut shell. Cool for 3 hours. Then cover with the other half of the shell.

Quite simply, right? But imagine the labor of constant stirring of this sticky mixture for almost 4 hours. It is not a joke. So, why bother to make this arduous specialty when everything is already being prepared by three's for only a hundred pesos? Besides, you are not assured to get the desired taste and texture as of those commercially sold.

There are no reasons to leave Bohol without these simple sweets. Vendors in every ports of Bohol are strategically displaying their products, often by three's for a hundred pesos or by pieces. There are also sold in plastic canisters but tourist tend to buy the ones in coconut shells. If you will buy, make sure it is from Jagna, where the best-tasting Calamay originated.

For you loved ones, Calamay is the best gift for your homecoming from Bohol. Substitute it for your usual spreads. It can even be refrigerated, and then sliced like cheese. Enjoy.

About the Author:
Elmer Anthony is the webmaster of Bohol Philippines premier guide to Bohol Island; editor of Philippine Travel; and Cebu Explorer.

Article Originally Published On: http://www.articlesnatch.com

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