Comments on: Puto Bumbong a la Marketman

By: Ofelia Pinoliar

Ofelia Pinoliar — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:30:13 +0000

Thanks for the putobumbong recipe. Where did you buy the steamer? I live in Connecticut. Is purple rice available in Chinatown new york. Thanks again.

By: sharon

sharon — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:03:30 +0000

I’ve discovered the puto bumbong at Ferino’s Scout Borromeo corner Tomas Morato. Delicious and clean. I think they also deliver to nearby area 5667565.

By: raine ramirez

raine ramirez — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:01:34 +0000

is there anything better? right after church the smell will greet you to no end and wake you up at the same time. memories, yesteryears, oh what the heck. i am pulled back in time of my innocence, my youth. i could cry.

By: EbbaMyra

EbbaMyra — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:52:08 +0000

Well, I jut came back from Phils, and guess what.. I brought with me Puto Bumbong Steamers.. and bamboo tubes (6 in all). Binili ko po yon along Recto Avenue, close to Sto. Cristo.. at yung bamboo, sa basement ng Divisoria Mall Building.

So I have the steamer and the Pirurong.. but feel scared to try cooking this delicacy.. parang ang hirap.

What am I going to do?

By: Chrispin

Chrispin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:06:04 +0000

Cooments for betty q:
Just watch out when buying bamboo poles from garden stores, if their source of bamboos are coming from outside the US, more than likely it will be treated with fumagation to get rid of the pest as regulated by the US agriculture. My suggestion is buy it from the farm here in the US. It is very rare to find a bamboo farm source, especially if the order is for few quantities only. There is only one place where you can get it freshly cut, non-fumugated nor chemically treated. The source is: http://www.BeautifulBamboo.com
For 3/4″ inside diameter, the nominal size is between 1″ to 1.25″ outside diameter. I am ordering soon and I will post here the exact inside diameter once I received the order.

By: EILEEN i. DIYA

EILEEN i. DIYA — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:12:45 +0000

Mr. MM
So far the best puto bumbong I tasted was at Via Mare(Landmark, Makati). I am based in Jolo, Sulu and I sometimes do homemade puto bumbong. White Glutinous rice flour from Malaysia is sold here but it is not as delicious as the one used by Via Mare. rice.

By: Candygirl

Candygirl — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 02:41:18 +0000

yum…via mare’s puto bumbong with quezo de bola :-)

By: betty q.

betty q. — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:09:27 +0000

Ebba Myra:…Maria Clara has an innovative way of cooking puto bumbong. Please check MM’s post on the steamer. If you don’t have the bamboo tubes, you can try the garden stores. Sometimes they have bamboo poles of different sizes and diameter. MAKE SURE THOUGH THAT IT IS NOT COATED WITH VARNISH or STAINEd!!!

By: Ebba Myra

Ebba Myra — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:44:37 +0000

Well I went to a international Whole Foods Market here in Houston and bought 2 bags of what could be an equivalent of Pirurutong. One bag says Forbidden rice from Singapore/China and the other is the Black Thai Rice Mixture (with special glutinous white rice). Without the steamer, I would like to improvised or experiment of a “kakanin” to use these “not so cheap” rice. I was wondering if I can cook it like “biko”. I have searched the internet to learn how the Thai uses it, and one site says to soak it, and then steam, then add shredded coconut and sugar before serving. I’ll tell you Mr. MM how it comes out.

By: corrine

corrine — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:54:00 +0000

Thanks, MM for the wonderful post on puto bumbong. I hope you save all these materials for your book. It’s truly worth documenting all these wonderful recipes to pass on to the next generation. I admire your passion in cooking these traditional food.

Ram M…that’s very informative and interesting!