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Sambong

Filipeanut — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 12:56:30 +0000

Would you like a cup of Sambong tea? Sambong or Blumea balsamifera is one of 10 medicinal plants recommended by the Department of Health! Communities all over the country have long used Sambong for a variety of ailments. The Agusan Manobo for example call it Gabon, and use tea from its leaves for cough and headaches (MLG…

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Sitaw

Filipeanut — Sat, 27 May 2023 23:27:37 +0000

Sitaw (Tagalog), Batong (Bisaya), Utong (Ilokano) is a vegetable known for it’s long and narrow pods. It can be as long as half a meter when grown 1! It is typically cut into small pieces before cooking. Also known as long bean 2 or yard long bean 3, its scientific name is Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis 4 Adobong sitaw are long beans cooked in…

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Sorbetes

Filipeanut — Wed, 24 May 2023 05:31:31 +0000

What’s your favorite sorbetes flavor? Flavors of the past include mantecado (vanilla and butter), ube, queso, pinipig, and nangka according to Ambeth Ocampo. Today you can still find some of these and more, including avocado, tsokolate, melon, mango, buko, cookies and cream, and even durian flavors in Davao, and strawberry in La Trinidad. In the…

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Sinigang

Filipeanut — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 02:57:03 +0000

How do you sour your sinigang? Sampaloc, hilaw na mangga, bayabas, katmon, alibangbang, kamias... the list goes on!

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Saging

Filipeanut — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 02:45:46 +0000

Saging or banana can be found all over the world, but the Philippines is truly home to this prized fruit.

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Saba

Filipeanut — Thu, 30 May 2019 14:08:41 +0000

Saba is a small banana that is common all over the country. It is used in a variety of ways, from savory pochero, crisp banana chips, boiled then chilled for saba con yelo, and banana cue among other dishes! Unripe saba has greener skin, is tougher, and less sweet. But it can still be fried,…

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