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{{Short description|Filipino doughnut}}
{{Not to be confused with|Cascarón}}
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{{Infobox prepared food
| name             = Cascaron
| image            = [[File:Cascaron- fried mochi balls (12486482804).jpg|250px]] [[File:Cagayan Pampanguena - Pinakufu.jpg|250px]]
| caption          = '''Top''': Skewered ''cascaron'';<br>'''Bottom''': [[Ibanag people|Ibanag]] ''pinakufu''
| alternate_name   = carioca, karioka, tinudok, bitsu-bitsu, bicho-bicho, pinakufu, paborot, binuelos, binowilos, bunuelos
| country          = Philippines
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| course           = Dessert
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| main_ingredient  = [[galapong|ground glutinous rice]], grated [[coconut]], and sugar
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'''''Cascaron''''' is a [[Filipino cuisine|Filipino]] [[doughnut]] made of deep-fried [[galapong|ground glutinous rice]], grated [[coconut]], and sugar. They are commonly ball-shaped and are sold on skewers, but they can also be elongated, pancake-shaped, or doughnut-shaped.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cascaron -- Bitsu-Bistsu (Dough Balls)|url=http://recipeofhealth.com/recipe/cascaron-bitsu-bitsu-dough-balls-441984rb|website=Recipe of Health|access-date=December 4, 2014}}</ref> 

They are approximately golf-ball sized.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Laudan |first=Rachel |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Food_of_Paradise/ZnsTxepydfQC |title=The Food of Paradise: Exploring Hawaii’s Culinary Heritage |date=1996-08-01 |publisher=University of Hawaii Press |isbn=978-0-8248-1778-7 |language=en}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
The name is derived from Spanish ''cascarón'' ("eggshell") due to its common spherical shape and crunchy exterior. It is not to be confused with [[cascarón]], which is a hollowed-out chicken egg filled with prizes derived from the same term.{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}

It is known by numerous other names, depending on the region, including '''''carioca''''' and '''''tinudok'''''. It is also known as '''''bitsu-bitsu''''' (or '''''bicho-bicho''''') in Negros Occidental, not to be confused with ''[[Youtiao#Philippines|bicho]]'' or ''bicho-bicho'', which is a [[Chinese Filipino]] version of ''[[youtiao]]'' made with regular flour.{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}

==See also==
* [[Buñuelo]]
* [[Churro]]
* [[Panyalam]]

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[[Category:Coconut desserts]]
[[Category:Glutinous rice dishes]]
[[Category:Philippine breads]]
[[Category:Philippine doughnuts]]

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