Here is a Christmas treat from the Philippines. It is a favorite of our friend Billie Holmes. It is called Puto Bumbong. It is a common food sold on the street often after the misa de gallo, the dawn mass on the 9 days leading up to Christmas. An online Filipino cook book describes it as "a dish made from purpled-colored ground rice cooked in bamboo tubes that are placed on a special steamer-cooker. Then, they are removed from the bamboo tubes, spread with butter and sprinkled with sugar and niyog (grated coconut). They are then wrapped in wilted banana leaves which will keep them warm and moist until ready to be eaten."To me it's just OK. We actually haven't even had any this year. (sorry Billie)
Here's
their picture of it:
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