Putu or kue Putu (pronounced: (koe-รจ) poetoe) are cylinder shaped soft pandan rice flour cakes of approximately 3 centimeters filled with soft (sizzling hot) Javanese sugar. Putu is sold by street vendors and made on site. The seller pushes a small amount of rice flour ‘dough’ (often with pandan and therefore green in color) into a bamboo mold, then a scoop of Javanese sugar (Gula Jawa) and again a bit of rice flour mix. In the bamboo mold, the whole thing is steamed over a large pan, causing the sugar to melt. It is ready in a few minutes and the putu is tapped out of the bamboo mold and topped with freshly grated coconut. Enjoy your meal and don’t burn your lips with the hot sugar! If you also want to taste this, you can recognize the specific sound of a putu street vendor on our Instagram.