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Bibingka is a type of rice cake from the Philippines traditionally eaten during the Christmas season. Bibingka has a soft spongy texture similar to puto,
another Philippine rice cake. It is eaten hot or warm and is slightly sweet with a taste very similar to rice pudding. The top and bottom surfaces (including the traditional banana leaf lining) are also usually charred, adding to the flavor.

Puto bumbong - Traditionally made from a special variety of sticky or glutinous

rice (called pirurutong) which has a distinctly purple colour. The rice mixture is soaked in saltwater and dried overnight and then poured into bumbng (bamboo tube) and then steamed until steam rises out of the bamboo tubes. It is served topped with butter or margarine and shredded coconut mixed with brown sugar. It is commonly eaten during Christmas in the Philippines along with bibingka.