Lokot-lokot

{{Short description|Filipino dessert}}

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| alternate_name = Jaa, Locot-locot, Tagaktak, Tinagaktak, Tinagtag, Amik, Tinadtag

| country = Philippines

| region = Mindanao, Sulu

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| course = Dessert

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| main_ingredient = glutinous rice

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Lokot-lokot or Locot-locot is a delicacy common in Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago in the Philippines. It is also referred to as jaa{{Cite web|url=http://zamboangafoodsyummy.blogspot.com/2015/07/zamboanga-foods.html|title=Zamboanga Foods: Zamboanga Foods|last=Kong|first=Akong|date=July 30, 2015|website=Zamboanga Foods|access-date=October 11, 2017}} in Sulu; tagaktak, tinagtag, tinadtag, or tinagaktak in Maguindanao, and amik in Davao del Sur.{{cite book |last1=Polistico |first1=Edgie |title=Philippine Food, Cooking, & Dining Dictionary |date=2017 |publisher=Anvil Publishing, Inc |isbn=9786214200870}} Its texture is crunchy, usually colored golden-brown. Lokot-Lokot is usually produced and served on special occasions such as the Muslim feast of Eid al-Fitr.

Lokot-Lokot is made by repeatedly pounding glutinous rice until it becomes fine powder which is then blended with water and other ingredients to create a thick batter. The mixture is then poured into a halved coconut shell with holes called an uluyan directly into frying oil, resulting in fried mats of rice noodles. It is then formed into rolls or folded into a wedge using two wooden spoons called the gagawi.{{cite web|url=http://aboutfilipinofood.com/lokot-lokot/ |title=Lokot-Lokot - Filipino Food |website=Aboutfilipinofood.com |access-date=February 24, 2017}}{{cite web|author=Pinay Ricamora |url=http://inpinaystummy.blogspot.com/2013/02/taste-of-zamboanga-tausug-delicacies.html |title=In Pinay'S Tummy: Taste Of Zamboanga: Tausug Delicacies / Banban |website=Inpinaystummy.blogspot.com |date=February 8, 2013 |access-date=February 24, 2017}}