Tiopoh, a type of rice dish, grilled and sweetened.

Tiopoh, a type of rice dish, grilled and sweetened.

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Grilled, dry rice, cooked until it takes on a golden color, then ground and mixed with a little sugar. A rustic treat from Malaysia.

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Tiopoh is a traditional snack made from mountain rice. Its grilled flavor is reminiscent of toasted bread.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodDry grilling
  • Estimated cost$0.64 $0.16 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.58
  • $0.06

Prices from US supermarkets for 1 of 2 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Use raw mountain rice, or rice stalks that have reached maturity. ≈ 3 min
  2. Heat the rice in a dry frying pan until it turns a golden yellow color.
  3. Once roasted, grind it into a fine powder using a blender or mortar and pestle.
  4. Add a little sugar to enhance the flavor. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Tiopoh, a type of rice dish, grilled and sweetened.

  • Fresh mountain rice (or simply “fresh rice”), depending on preference.$0.58
  • sugar, a little$0.06

Total$0.64

that's $0.16 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • Fresh mountain rice (or simply “fresh rice”), depending on preference.
  • sugar, a little

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