Filipino · dessert
Champorado (Chocolate Rice Porridge)
Champorado (Chocolate Rice Porridge) reads sweetness 6.0, marine & briny 3.8 and umami 3.6 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Filipino dessert, about 35 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.
The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10
- Umami & Savory — 4.3 / 10
- Sweet & Fruity — 6.2 / 10
- Sour & Bright — 0.5 / 10
- Bitter & Earthy — 3.1 / 10
- Rich & Fat — 4.0 / 10
- Aromatic & Spice — 0.6 / 10
The measured notes (of 18)
Sweetness 6.0 · Marine & Briny 3.8 · Umami 3.6 · Richness 3.4 · Bitterness 2.7 · Earthy 2.4 · Salinity 1.8 · Nutty 1.8 · Floral 0.5 · Fruity 0.5 · Sourness 0.5
What's in it (6)
- 1 cup glutinous rice
- 3 oz tablea dark cacao tablets, chopped
- 4 cups water
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 cup evaporated milk
- 2 oz dried salted fish tuyo
Time & effort: about 35 min (10 min active) · effort: easy
Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 77.4 kcal, 3.1 g protein, 1.4 g fat, 16.4 g carbs
Dietary: Contains meat · Contains seafood · Contains dairy — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.
How it's cooked (3 steps)
- Cook glutinous rice in water until soft and porridge-like.
- Dissolve tablea into the porridge and sweeten with sugar.
- Serve hot with evaporated milk drizzled on top and dried salted fish alongside as a traditional counterpoint.
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- Ensalada Rusa — Spanish
- Ca Phe Trung (Vietnamese Egg Coffee) — Vietnamese
- Har Gow (虾饺) — Chinese
- Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) — Japanese
- Hijiki no Nimono (Simmered Hijiki with Soybeans and Fried Tofu) — Japanese
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