Rice beverages featured in Puerto Princesa market

• Source: http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/03/28/17/look-rice-beverages-featured-in-puerto-princesa-market
• Wednesday, March 29, 2017 3:37 am

By Diana Lat (ABS-CBN News)

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY - A weekend market in Puerto Princesa City is selling rice - not as food, but as beverage.

A small establishment named Chokulet features rice beverages from different varieties of rice. One can choose from milagrosa rice, kaingin, brown, and black.

It also has kapeng bukid, which is a mixture of coffee beans and rice.

Chokulet also serves chocolate and tablea with a mixture of rice, which is a favorite among children.

According Prescilia Badua, owner of Chokulet, rice coffee was a childhood favorite in their hometown of Rizal, Palawan.

They want to contribute to tourism in the province by featuring local products that have been part of their childhood.

They also take pride that their coffee has no caffeine and has a calming effect.

Customers said it tastes like coffee and chocolate, with the sweet hint of rice.

Their products have undergone testing from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and are registered with the Department of Trade in Industry (DTI).

The owner said the store is still in the process of getting permits from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).