Moche (food)

Moche is a Kapampangan sweet from the Philippines, a glutinous rice dumpling that is shaped into a ball or an oval around a filling of mung bean or red bean paste. The dough is made from galapong, glutinous rice that has been soaked and ground, and caramelised grated coconut called bukayo can also be used in the filling. The dumplings are boiled in water until they float, sprinkled with sesame seeds or crushed peanuts and served hot with a sauce of sweetened coconut milk. Despite its name it is not derived from Japanese mochi but from the Chinese-Filipino buchi, and it is related to the Tagalog mache and the Cebuano masi.