puto bumbong

Puto Bumbong is perhaps the most popular kakanin enjoyed during the Christmas holidays in the Philippines. It is very distinctive for its purple color.

Puto Bumbong

Featured photo courtesy of Mayette Garcia.

A popular kakanin (rice delicacy) during the Christmas holidays, puto bumbong is purple-colored rice steamed in bamboo tubes and served with grated coconut and brown sugar.

Kakanin

Biko, Nilupak & Kalamay na Mais by Toyang Noresa.

Kakanin is a whole genre of Filipino delicacies whose main ingredient is usually rice, sometimes corn or a root crop like cassava.