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 ...

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 ...

On a rainy afternoon just a few days before Christmas, Ate Jocelyn was busy catering to customers – both locals and foreigners – queuing for their piping hot, mouth-watering bibingka and puto bumbong.

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 ...

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 ...