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The pasalubong serves as a 'sample' of another region's specialty, bringing different Filipino cultures closer together. They can also simply be gifts likely to be appreciated. [3] Unlike western gifts, pasalubong are not wrapped, but are given as is. The person who gives the pasalubong can also freely partake of the gift.
Kalamay is a popular pasalubong (the Filipino tradition of a homecoming gift). They are often eaten alone, directly from the packaging. [1] Kalamay is also used in a variety of traditional Filipino dishes as a sweetener, [2] including the suman and the bukayo. It can also be added to beverages like coffee, milk, or hot chocolate.
In Filipino cuisine, moron (also spelled morón or muron, [1] the stress is placed on the last syllable [2]) is a rice cake similar to suman. [3] It is a native delicacy of the Waray people in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines, particularly in the area around Tacloban City in the province of Leyte [2] and in Eastern Samar province.
Binaki (IPA: [ˈbɪ.nɑ.kiʔ]) or pintos is a type of steamed corn sweet tamales from two regions in the Philippines – Bukidnon and Bogo, Cebu. They are distinctively wrapped in corn husks and are commonly sold as pasalubong and street food in Northern Mindanao and Cebu. It is sometimes anglicized as "steamed corn cakes".
The pie was originally a delicacy only available in the Philippines, but blast freezing technology has allowed buko pie-makers the ability to export. [3] [4] As it has become easier to transport and more accessible around the world, people are able to buy it as a pasalubong or homecoming present after having visited the Philippines. [5]
Siquijor (/ ˌ s ɪ k i ˈ h ɔːr / SIK-ee-HOR, Tagalog: [sɪkɪˈhɔɾ]), officially the Province of Siquijor (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Siquijor; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Siquijor), is a Philippine island province (the third smallest in the country, in terms of population and land area) [4] located within the Negros Island Region.
Pancit [16] [5] — A Filipino dish of stir-fried egg noodles with meat, vegetables, soy sauce and other seasonings. From Chinese. Panciteria [5] — A restaurant typically serving Filipino noodles. Pasalubong [7] [5] — A Filipino tradition of giving gifts or souvenirs to family or friends after being away for a period of time. From Tagalog.
Siquijor. Hispanicized form of the phrase si kihod, old Visayan for "where the tide is ebbing," the toponym for a settlement (now the provincial capital) on the north side of the island known in early Spanish accounts as Isla de Fuegos ("Island of Fires"). [108] Siquijor eventually replaced Isla de Fuegos as the name of the island. Sorsogon