Local delicacies / myLot

October 9, 2020 9:33pm CST

There was a time I mentioned cassava puto here, at least this is the English translation already. Puto is a steamed cassava cake with sweetened grated coconut inside. (the white one in the pic) Rice cake, or Ibus as we call it, is a delicacy in Albay, a province in the Philippines. It is made of glutinous rice and they add a bit of salt. I know some Filipinos have tried them but I doubt if some of you ever do. Photo is mine.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (74146)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

10 Oct 20

You are right I have never heard about this, I see that Amazon has products with cassava so something perhaps to consider trying,

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (74146)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

13 Oct 20

@Janet357 I really don't know I will have to search for it

Simone

@Janet357 (75656)

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11 Oct 20

Is cassava not common there?

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relcap23

@florelway (23159)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

10 Oct 20

I can't find any picture. Just curious how the cassava cake in your region looks like.

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Simone

@Janet357 (75656)

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11 Oct 20

:( It did not upload. I thought it did.

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relcap23

@florelway (23159)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

11 Oct 20

@Janet357 ah ok

msdivkar

@msdivkar (23359)

• India

10 Oct 20

Cassava is very nutritious. Cassava along with yam is staple food of some African countries but they just boil and pound it and take with some stew.

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Simone

@Janet357 (75656)

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11 Oct 20

oh yes. I love it too. Versatile food.

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rakski

@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

10 Oct 20

No photo.

My daughter loves puto with cheese.

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rakski

@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

12 Oct 20

@Janet357 maybe the size is too big. You might need to crop it

Simone

@Janet357 (75656)

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11 Oct 20

yes. i thought it uploaded.

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@freelancermariagrace (27240)

• Philippines

10 Oct 20

I had some puto last week.

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Simone

@Janet357 (75656)

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11 Oct 20

what kind of puto?

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@freelancermariagrace (27240)

• Philippines

11 Oct 20

@Janet357 The white one.

sophie a

@sophie09 (34246)

• Indonesia

10 Oct 20

sounds yummy, i never heard about cassava puto

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Simone

@Janet357 (75656)

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11 Oct 20

What cassava delicacy do you have there?

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Simone

@Janet357 (75656)

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11 Oct 20

@sophie09 oh we have it here. we call it nilupak. We add margarine. But it is not colored.

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sophie a

@sophie09 (34246)

• Indonesia

11 Oct 20

@Janet357 there are many. one of them is Gethuk. This sweet dish is made from cassava which was previously boiled and then finely ground. Gethuk is usually served with a sprinkling of grated coconut.

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marguicha

@marguicha (216477)

• Chile

10 Oct 20

I don´t see the picture. But I am willing to try anything weird but bugs

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Simone

@Janet357 (75656)

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11 Oct 20

this is my problem, i cannot post a pic here.

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Raine38

@Raine38 (12257)

• United States

11 Oct 20

I miss these! I tried to make some by following some YouTube videos but for some reason they did not turn out as good as what I am used to back there. I guess availability of fresh ingredients matter a lot - I was able to buy cassava from an Asian store here, but it's frozen.