INTRODUCING..... THE HANGING RICE IN CEBU

        Welcome to Cebu my dear netizen friends, I would like to introduce to you this kind of rice which is wrapped in a  woven coconut palm strands it is called "puso"in a Cebuano term, but in English term, it is called hanging rice. It is a boiled rice in a wrapped palm,best paired with barbecue which tourist must try it as we humbly introduce and proud to say that our barbecue here are one of the cities most popular. In some other places in the Philippines they don't give importance to that kind of cooking the rice, but in Cebu we give a detailed and most artistic way of making the wrapper of it. For Cebuanos, making the wrapper is an art,which we emphasize and gives "puso" or introduce it in a different shapes.

          The six designs Inocian identified in his book are binaki, manan-aw, binosa, dumpol or pudol, kinasing and badbaranay.

           So to speak, there are lots of versions coming from other countries, like in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia it is called "Ketupat" or packed rice it is a type of dumpling but same with the process of cooking that as the rice cooks, the grains expand to fill the pouch of the woven palm, making the rice compress and form according to its shapes and designs.

        

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         Where does this term "puso"as what Cebuanos called it, came from?

         In the book entitled " Lukay Art in the Visayas: Cebu's  Cultural Pride of a Unique Ritual Identity", Dr. Reynaldo Inocian the author of the book cited that the Chinese were good in dumplings  and while Cebuanos are trying to imitate the so called "ma-chang" which is delicious, the Cebuanos came proud and showed it to the Chinese, the Chinese did not agree with what Cebuanos had cooked up and said "phu-shr"(which means it isn't)then saying "ma-chang"while pointing on the rice dumplings. The Cebuanos realized that what he made is named "pu-so"a result of wrong pronounciation. That's how "puso" name was born.(source: By Marigold P. Lebumfacil  "PUSO: More than hanging rice.)

      How was that?well, this "puso"became a part of Cebuanos culture,in so many occassions it has to be in preferences whether to serve the rice in a simple way or have it in a "puso" way?But nevertheless,we prefer something for you,how about "puso" and lechon,"puso"and babecue,"puso" and siomai, "puso" and fried chicken?these are some of the combinations mostly suggested and preferred by most of the locals. The most popular combination is "puso"and barbecue.However in some countries where it is called "ketupat"they served it with stews.
    
     You will enjoy eating your meal with this food if you get along with the "larsian community".Cebuanos will be ver happy to see you around. "Puso";Cebuanos culture,Cebuanos tradition.

HAVE A NICE DAY,ENJOY............