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Pinipig is a rice dish from the Philippines. It is made by pounding immature green glutinous rice kernels resulting in a crispy texture when roasted.

It is widely used as garnishing for traditional desserts in Philippine cuisine.

Taste and texture
Pinipig has the consistency

History and cultural importance
Pinipig is traditionally used as a garnish for desserts like kalamay, espasol, and nilupak.

Etymology and nomenclature
Pinipig is known as dudomén in Ilocano. Among the Igorot people, pinipig is known as tsu-om or du-om.

A similar dish in Vietnam is known as Cốm.