Puto Bumbong
Puto Bumbong is a Filipino delicacy that's traditionally served during the Christmas season in the Philippines. It literally translates to steamed glutinous rice ( puto ) cooked in bamboo ( bumbong ), and it's a staple at my best friend's house, where we gather for Noche Buena at midnight on Christmas Eve. is a purple-colored sticky rice cake and shaped like small logs flavored with brown sugar, margarine or butter, and fresh grated coconut meat. The principle of the puto bumbong is soaking, grinding and drying galapong (rice batter) and using steam that pushes through a narrow passage to cook the desiccated batter. As soon as the steam passes through the bamboo tube, that means the puto is done and must be shaken loose from the bamboo tube which is greased with butter or coconut oil. This is topped with melted butter, muscovado sugar and grated coconut and must be eaten as soon as it is served. Ingredients: 1 Pack (400 grams) glutinous r
