RecipeMuncher

Filipinos love to give unusual names to things, food, and even people. There is a fried fish dish wrapped in banana leaves then deep fried called Pinaputok na Plapla (tilapia) and sweet buns called simply Putok. Putok is the Tagalog word for explosion/firecracker and crack/fissure. I looked online for the recipe and found it in Manang’s blog. The putok refers to the star cut on top of the bun and I started to wonder where it originated because I never heard of this bread before. It turns (...)