Champorado among world’s best rice puddings

By Brian Jules Campued

Have you decided what to eat for your merienda? If not yet, this might be the sign for your next afternoon snack — as our local rice porridge, the champorado, chomped its way to the list of the “Top 23 Rice Puddings in the World” by TasteAtlas.

According to the list updated by TasteAtlas on April 15, champorado landed in the 14th spot with a rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars.

Derived from a Mexican chocolate-based drink known as “champurrado”, the Filipino rice pudding nowadays is usually made with cooked glutinous rice mixed with sugar and cocoa powder, the food and travel website said.

“Usually enjoyed as a hearty breakfast or a sweet afternoon snack, Filipino champorado can be served hot or cold, drizzled with condensed milk, or accompanied by salted dry fish,” it added.

Turkish oven-baked rice pudding, the fırın sütlaç, topped the list; followed by Thailand’s khao niao mamuang, Iran’s sholeh zard, and India’s phirni and kheer.

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