Comments on: Carioca

By: Mj

Mj — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 19:54:11 +0000

In reply to Yolanda Vendiola. It is vegetarian recipe already! Lol

By: Ally

Ally — Sun, 25 May 2025 01:46:56 +0000

LOVE IT! very easy to follow. reminds me of my childhood <3 thank you so much.

By: Lalaine Manalo

Lalaine Manalo — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 15:02:01 +0000

In reply to kat. It's glutinous rice with an i :) Gluten is from wheat so rice is naturally gluten-free :)

By: Yolanda Vendiola

Yolanda Vendiola — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 08:09:09 +0000

How about vegetarian recipes?I’m vegetarian thats why i’m asking Thank you

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:50:21 +0000

Hi lalaine, how can i make the glutinous rice balls chewy just like those in the Philippines?
I tried this Carioca, they are good but not really cook inside.
Thanks

By: Joon

Joon — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:28:56 +0000

Dont follow the glutinous rice and water ratio.. i follow it according to the instruction and the end result was to watery... I ended up adding more glutinous rice....

By: Katya

Katya — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 11:10:12 +0000

Hi, I made these today but somehow the balls are really hard? Why does this happen?

By: kat

kat — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:24:12 +0000

hello. how come it is made of glutenous rice and yet it is gluten-free?

btw, thanks for this wonderful recipe, the notes and precautions.

By: Vangie

Vangie — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 08:16:46 +0000

I wonder how you managed to form a dough using 1 1/2 grf to 1 cup of water. The mixture turns out too runny to form a dough.

By: Emy Iniguez

Emy Iniguez — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 05:40:50 +0000

Hi, Lalaine!
Your website is my go-to site whenever I need new recipes. I had tried carioca once and as it was a success, my kids had requested for another batch for merienda. I will double the recipe as I will share some with my nieces. Keep up the good work and love your recipes. Take care!
Regards,
Emy

By: Liana Kobayashi

Liana Kobayashi — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 07:07:43 +0000

Hello! Love carioca. I knew a lady who added or substituted 7UP or added can’t remember what to her carioca and was so good. Crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside. Not too dense. Unfortunately , I forgot to ask her if hers was part water and part 7UP. Sadly, she passed away before I had a chance to clear it up for me. Do you know anything about this?

By: Emma Tan

Emma Tan — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 08:43:56 +0000

I grew up with having karioka as a special afternoon merienda during my childhood days. I would observe how my Mamang (God keep her soul) made malagkit dough from pounding on wooden mortar or from manual stone grinding. It was interesting to see how she prepared the malagkit from dough into glazed karioka balls. I enjoyed skewering the karioka - making sure that all of us siblings got equal number of karioka balls.

During this Covid-19 pandemic quarantine, I had thought of preparing karioka myself while I could not get it from my suki in the market and having ran out of merienda ideas. Out of desperation to acquire the ingredients, I came across your recipe and I discovered how easy it was to enjoy karioka following your recipe.

I realized to give you my feedback when the bowlfuls of karioka were almosy gone; so I do not have the pictures.

I must thank you for the simple and genuine recipe. Preparing the merienda made me nostalgic and feel how I missed my Mamang.