''Cascaron'' is a Filipino

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made of deep-fried ground glutinous rice, grated

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. They are commonly ball-shaped and are sold on skewers, but they can also be elongated, pancake-shaped, or doughnut-shaped. 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. 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''), not to be confused with '' bicho'' or ''bicho-bicho'', which is a Chinese Filipino version of '' youtiao'' made with regular flour. Among the Ibanag, a variant of cascaron shaped like flattened ovals is known as ''pinakufu'' or ''paborot''. It is also more generically known as ''bunuelo'' (also ''bunwelo'', ''binuelo'', ''binowilo'', etc.), after '' buñuelo'', the similar fritter made with regular flour from which it is derived from.

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