Category: Livelihood

Pigeons are passerine birds in the Columbidae family, which is widely spread across the world. Like other passerines, pigeons have uniquely designed feet which allow them to perch, along with…

Koi or more specifically nishikigoi , literally “brocaded carp”, are ornamental domesticated varieties of the common carp that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor ponds and water gardens. They…

Ginger beer is a tasty carbonated beverage that is flavored primarily with ginger and sweetened with sugar or artificial sweeteners. Most ginger beer produced commercially is a manufactured soft drink.…

The white gourd, ash gourd, winter melon, or “fuzzy melon”, is a vine grown for its very large fruit, eaten as a vegetable when mature. It is popularly known as…

White gourd, or ash gourd, popularly known as “Kundol” in the Philippines, is one of the favorite vegetable eaten by many Filipinos. In some Chinese restaurants, white gourd or kundol…

Jute Mallow (Corchurus olitorious L.), natural jute or Jew’s mallow, popularly known as “Saluyot” in the Philippines, ever-present on the dining tables of the Ilocanos and the Tagalogs in Northern…

Ipomoea aquatica is a semi-aquatic tropical plant grown as a leaf vegetable. It is known in English as Water Spinach, Water Morning Glory, Water Convolvulus, or by the more ambiguous…

The calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria), popularly known as “Upo” in the Philippines, is a vine grown for its fruit, which can either be harvested young and used as…

Arrowroot, or obedience plant (Maranta arundinacea), popularly known as “Uraro” and is widely cultivated in the Philippines for its starchy rhizomes. It is a low perennial herbaceous plant with thick,…

Turkey or Domesticated turkey is a large poultry bird. The modern domesticated turkey descends from the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), one of the two species of turkey (genus Meleagris); in…