MANILA, Philippines — Every year, Filipinos observe the Christmas tradition of Simbang Gabi, and no Simbang Gabi is complete without Puto Bumbong and Bibingka. For those who want to try a new ...

Four in the morning calls for the sound of church bells tolling for the misa de gallo. The entire congregation walks into the pews in attendance of the ...

1. Combine three kinds of flour, coconut milk, water, baking powder and sugar. Add a small pinch of yellow food color. Mix well. 2. Spoon into puto molds and distribute the corn kernels on top. 3.

Puto with sikwate (sweet sticky coconut and ginger rice with hot chocolate Tab-le-ya) Puto-maya is a pre-breakfast meal made from glutinous rice simmered in coconut cream, it has a distinct ginger ...

It’s not every time that I can visit the wet market in every city and town I go to. But when I do, it’s always an adventure. At the recent culinary competition in Cagayan de Oro City called Kumbira, ...

Evelyn Tabojara just had to give her nephew a good scolding. She asked him to prepare a good batch of “puto bumbong” for the first night of Misa de Gallo but came back with a little surprise. If it ...

CALASIAO, Pangasinan— Agriculturists and farmers here have bred a rice variety which, they say, is best suited for making “puto” (rice cake), a product that this town in central Pangasinan province is ...

To celebrate Flores de Mayo, I had flower-shaped puto and kutsinta paired with delicious palabok. You see, palabok is a noodle dish that I have a penchant for. I can’t resist thin rice noodles soaked ...

For these stall vendors, selling rice puto makapuno is more than just work, but a vocation of supporting the cultural heritage of Ligao City, Albay through its remarkable cuisine ALBAY, Philippines – ...

Clockwise from top left: One of the entries in the cook-off, another puto cook-off entry, Puto Biñan a la Sushi Roll, and Puto topped with shrimp (Photos by John Eiron R. Francisco/BM) When we think ...