Ampaw

Ampaw是菲律賓飲食中的一種食品，意指用米香製成的玉米花。

在宿霧語中，Ampaw是一種委婉詞，指一個人空談理論，不能解決實際問題。

名稱

Ampaw means "puffed grain" in Philippine languages. Though it applies predominantly to the rice version, popcorn can also be referred to as ampaw (more accurately as ampaw na mais, "puffed corn"). In Cebuano slang, ampaw is also a euphemism roughly equivalent to the English idiom "[a person] full of hot air". Ampaw should not be confused with Chinese red envelopes, ampao or ang pao, a close homonym in Philippine Hokkien.

描述

Ampaw is made with cooked white rice (usually leftovers). It is dried in the sun for around four hours. They are then fried in hot oil to make them puff up. The oil is drained thoroughly after frying. The sugar glazing is cooked separately using muscovado sugar or molasses (or corn syrup),  salt, butter, and vinegar or calamansi juice. The glazing is poured unto the puffed rice and mixed until the grains are evenly coated. It is then allowed to cool and shaped into the desired form before it fully hardens. They are usually cut into square or rectangular blocks or molded into balls.

Traditional ampao is white in color, but many modern variants are dyed in various colors to appeal more to children.

變化

Ampaw can be easily modified with added ingredients. Examples include roasted peanuts, pinipig (toasted young rice), and chocolate. Ampaw can also be made with other types of rice, like brown rice or black rice.

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菲律賓米食