Espasol

{{Short description|Cylinder-shaped Filipino rice cake}}

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| name = Espasol

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| caption = Top: Espasol in banana leaves;
Bottom: Espasol cut into rectangles

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| country = Philippines

| region = Laguna

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| type = Rice cake

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| main_ingredient = Rice flour, coconut milk, sweetened coconut

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| similar_dish = Mont pya lu

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Espasol is a chewy and soft, cylinder-shaped Filipino rice cake. It is made from glutinous rice flour cooked in coconut milk and sweetened coconut strips and, afterwards, dusted or coated with toasted rice flour.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dotpcvc.gov.ph/MICE/DreamThemes2/espasol.html |title=Dream Themes 2 - Espasol |access-date=July 7, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921115638/http://www.dotpcvc.gov.ph/MICE/DreamThemes2/espasol.html |archive-date=September 21, 2007 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.filipinorecipesite.com/filipino-dessert-recipes/espasol-baye-baye.html Filipino Recipe Site]

Originating from the province of Laguna, it is traditionally sold during the Christmas season. {{Citation needed|date=August 2024|reason=Cannot find other articles that mention Christmas}} Nowadays, espasol can be found on major thoroughfares, street stores, and bus stops in and near Laguna.{{Cite web |title=Espasol {{!}} Traditional Dessert From Province of Laguna {{!}} TasteAtlas |url=https://www.tasteatlas.com/espasol |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=www.tasteatlas.com}} It can also be found in specialty stores and pasalubong centers in and near Laguna.{{Cite web |last=Raymund |date=2012-12-28 |title=Espasol |url=https://www.angsarap.net/2012/12/28/espasol/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Ang Sarap (A Tagalog word for "It's Delicious") |language=en-NZ}}

The term espasol was also used to describe a person's excessive make-up.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024|reason=This sentence is unrelated to the topic of espasol as food. It was a street slang adjective used in the 90s, which has a depreciative and demeaning tone for those who wore excessive powder in their faces.}}

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