Category: Livelihood

Buko Pie is one of the favorite traditional pastry of many Filipinos and a specialty of Laguna Province. It is made of young-coconut meat (malauhog). It is almost like a…

The Java Plum (Sizygium cumini) or Black Plum is a large, evergreen and exotic tree from the Myrtaceae family. It is popularly known as “Duhat” in the Philippines. Java Plum…

Java Plum or popularly known as “Duhat”, is a fruit tree found mostly wild throughout the Philippines. The fruits is a shiny, dark-purple to black that gets to about 1½…

Cut flowers are generally grown throughout the Philippines. The diversity of cut flowers found in the Philippines reflects our rich flora resources. Some of cut flower growers simply started as…

The fruit of the tamarind is one of most commonly reserved for consumption, whether raw, cooked, or prepared in some pre-packaged snacks. The fleshy, juicy, acidulous pulp of the fruit…

Lima Beans (Phaseolus lunatus) is a type of legume grown for their flat, crescent-oval-shaped seeds, which is eaten as a vegetable. It is popularly known as “Patani” in the Philippines.…

Puto is one of the favorite native delicacy of many Filipinos. It has many variations, sizes, colors, flavors and toppings. One of the newest variation of Puto which is popular…

The Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), more often called simply the water chestnut, is a grass-like sedge cultivated for its edible root. The water chestnut is actually not a nut…

Among the most favorite meal snack of many Filipino today is Pansit Palabok or Pansit Luglug. It is also one of the favorite noodle preparations served in parties and fiestas.…

Passionfruit (Passiflora edulis), is a vine edible fruit of the passion flower that is native to Paraguay, Brazil and northeastern Argentina. The passion fruit is round to oval, yellow or…