Moche

Alternative names	moche, muchi, moche balls
Course	Dessert or snack
Place of origin	Philippines
Region or state	Pampanga
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Glutinous rice, coconut milk, mung bean paste/red bean paste/bukayo, sesame seeds
Similar dishes	Mache, Buchi, Palitaw

Moche (also spelled mochi or muchi; Kapampangan: mutsi) are Pampangan glutinous rice balls with a bean paste filling. Made from galapong (ground-soaked glutinous rice) and filled with mung- or red bean paste, it is shaped into balls or ovals. Bukayo (caramel grated coconut) may also be used. It is boiled in water until it floats. It is then sprinkled with sesame seeds or crushed peanuts and served hot with a sauce made from sweetened coconut milk (gata).^[1][2]

Despite the similarity in name and ingredients, moche is not derived from the Japanese mochi or muchi. It is derived from buchi (or butsi), the Chinese-Filipino version of jian dui. Unlike buchi, the surface is not browned.^[3] The dish is related to the Tagalog mache and Cebuano masi.

See also[edit]

• Kakanin
• Palitaw
• Sapin sapin
• Media related to Moche (Kakanin) at Wikimedia Commons

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