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The Christmas Season won’t be complete if you don’t see vendors of these two Filipino delicacies out in the street from late afternoon until evening beginning September. Puto Bumbong is made from a special variety of glutinous rice called Pirurutong which has a distinct purple color. It is soaked in salted water, ground then dried overnight to attain a powdery texture.   The powdered glutinous rice is then poured into hollow Bamboo tubes then placed on a special steamer/cooke (...)