Indonesians love sweets. In such a big country that loves sugar, desserts are quite popular. Today, we will introduce to you a traditional Indonesian dessert - Kue putu. The white special rice flour is wrapped with sweet Java brown sugar. The fragrant rice flavor has diluted the sweet and greasy brown sugar. It is really a little fresh in the heart of Indonesian consumers.
Kue putu is one of the traditional snacks in Java, Indonesia. It is steamed with Java brown sugar, coconut and coarse rice flour. The basic version is white, and the green version is added with natural vanilla juice. The production method of putu cake is very simple. First, half of the special coarse rice flour is put into a small bamboo tube (similar to the method of Chinese bamboo tube rice), then Java brown sugar is put on the rice flour, and finally a layer of rice flour is laid on it. Then the small bamboo tube can be steamed on a special gas stove. Push the steamed putu cake out of the small bamboo tube and put it on the banana leaf. Then the seller will use the magic method to pack the putu cake. The whole process does not need plastic bags. Is it natural and environmentally friendly.
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The freshly made putu cake emits the fragrance of rice under the warmth of steam. When you bite it down, the just hard brown sugar has melted and overflowed. The whole person is surrounded by the taste of sweet honey. It is really happy.
Putu cakes are not only popular in Indonesia, but also spread to Singapore and Malaysia. Although the name and shape have changed after crossing the sea, the taste is almost the same as the original Indonesian version. Therefore, this small fresh dessert is very popular in Southeast Asia. So when you come to Indonesia, you must taste this local dessert.