Landang facts for kids
Washed uncooked landang
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| Alternative names | palm flour jelly balls |
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| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | Philippines |
| Region or state | Cebu, Visayas |
| Serving temperature | cooked |
| Main ingredients | Palm tree flour |
Landang is a special type of flour that comes from the Buli or Buri Tree. This tree is a kind of palm found in the Philippines and other warm countries. Landang looks a bit like tiny, flat sago pearls. People in the Visayan region of the Philippines traditionally use it to make a sweet soup called binignit.
How is Landang Made?
Making landang is a lot like making sago.
- First, a Buli palm tree is cut down.
- Workers open the tree trunk to get to its hard inside part.
- This hard core is chopped into small pieces.
- These pieces are dried very well.
- Then, they are crushed by hand into a fine powder. This powder is the landang flour. It takes a lot of pounding to make!
- Finally, the flour is mixed with water to create the landang product.
- Landang can be stored for several weeks or even a few months.
What is Landang Used For?
Landang is a very important ingredient for making a traditional Visayan dish called binignit. Binignit is a sweet stew that often has vegetables and fruits in it. People in the Philippines often eat binignit during the Lenten season. This is a time when many people fast or eat simpler meals.
About the Buri Tree
The Buri Tree (Corypha) is a type of palm that grows in tropical areas. You can find it in places like India, the Philippines, and parts of northern Australia. This amazing tree can grow in different types of soil. It can reach up to 20 meters (about 65 feet) tall. It can also produce up to a million flowers!
The Buri Tree is one of the largest palms in the world. It grows slowly and does not like to be moved once it is planted. It needs a lot of sunlight and plenty of water to grow well. Like all trees in the Corypha family, the Buri Tree only flowers once in its entire life. After it flowers and produces seeds, the tree dies. This makes its life cycle very unique.
