Puto Bungbong

Christmas is near once again and it also means that my favorite delicacy of the season will be everywhere. I don't have to go to Via Mare and spend money if I am craving for it, they priced it too much which is why I seldom go there even if I wanted to.

Puto bumbong is 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.