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Home » Grains » Rice » Pirurutong Rice

Pirurutong Rice

Purple / Black Glutinous Rice

Purple / Black Glutinous Rice. Alpha / wikimedia / 2007 / CC BY-SA 2.0

Pirurutong rice is described as being purple, but it is actually a brownish-violet colour.

It is very aromatic, and cooks up soft and sticky.

It can also be ground into a flour, which is used in making the Christmas rice cakes called “puto bumbong” in the Philippines (some makers now use regular rice flour with purple colouring added instead, either from purple food colouring or the addition of purple yam powder)

Cooking Tips

Cook in water until all water is absorbed.

History Notes

Native to the Philippines.

Language Notes

Sometimes referred to as black rice.

Pirurutong and biko

Pirurutong and biko. ChildofMidnight / wikimedia / 2009 / CC BY 3.0

Other names

AKA: Black Sticky Rice, Lavender Pirurutong, Purple Glutinous Rice, Tinta Rice

This page first published: Mar 12, 2006 · Updated: Jun 27, 2020.

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