Buying buko juice (coconut water) at the market last Saturday morning, I noticed what looked like puto bumbong inside plastic containers. These were being readied for distribution to kakanin vendors in the market. I didn't get what they called it at first, as it was noisy at the market but saw these also being sold at our neighborhood bazaar viber group so I was able to confirm it is "puto-bao". "bao" here is not pronounced like the Chinese food but "ba-o" referring to the sweet or sweetened coconut meat (bao ng niyog).
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| We needed some coconut water and some grated coconut for a dish we were preparing. We have our suki at the market where we get these. |
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| The purple color makes it resemble the popular Christmastime treat that is puto bumbong. And the puto part of this kakanin is basically puto bumbong. |
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| It's probably called puto bao because of the kakanin and the 'bao' (sweetened coconut) filling, which is seen here in the photo. |
I thought it was nice to end the year with a post on something sticky that's symbolic of ties with family and friends. I guess that's what keeps us sane in this time of the Covid-19 pandemic. The 'ties that bind' as they say remain strong and perhaps reinvigorated during the last weeks when many of us were finally able to get-together, have reunions with family and friends. My social media streams are filled with people having family reunions, parties and traveling, after so many months of restraint due to the lockdowns. Let's just hope that people still practice the health protocols and restraint whenever and wherever it is applicable and not just necessary.
Happy New Year to all!
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