Glossary B
Biko refers to one of Philippines sweets made of glutinous rice cooked in brown sugar and Coconut milk.
Biko is also spelled as Bico. They are made in different ways in every region of the country, but the main ingredients are always glutinous rice (Malagkit) and Coconut Milk (Gata) and of course the brown sugar (Asukal) to sweeten it.
Bico is best served with Latik.
Below is a picture of Biko sold using a mobile cart. One of the lovely sights we can always see in Philippines streets, the different raw or cooked food sold by mobile carts around.
English: Fermented shrimp paste / Deutsch: Fermentierte Garnelenpaste / Español: Pasta de camarones fermentada / Português: Pasta de camarão fermentada / Français: Pâte de Crevettes fermentée / Italiano: Pasta di gamberi fermentata /
Bagoong Sisi (Sisi Bagoong) refers to fermented small oysters and clams which comes from the Visayas Region of the Philippines.
Bilo Bilo is the Filipino term for glutinous rice balls made from grounded glutinous rice and formed into small balls. It is used as an ingredient for a traditional Philippines snacks called Ginataang Bilo Bilo where Bilo Bilo is cooked with coconut milk and Ginatan which is made from assorted ingredients like cooking banana, sweet potato, jackfruit, yams and Bilo Bilo.