English: Patupat (a rice delicacy) These days, when Filipinos hear the word patupat they think of the Ilocano rice delicacy that is wrapped in palm leaves, sometimes banana leaves. The resulting shape is sort of like a large cube. The patupat container is prepared by weaving the leaves to produce a basket with one end open so that you can half-fill it with uncooked malagkit (glutinous or sticky) rice. The basket is then secured close with a knot. Sometimes, the leaves are woven in such a way that a strip of leaf is left hanging out. That strip of leaf is what you hold as you place the patupat in the cooking pot and later hang it up in bunches. [1]