Get to Know the Cuisine of the Philippines

Category: Fruits

Mga Prutas sa Pilipinas
Fruits in the Philippines

Guyabano

Soursop.

The Filipino name for this fruit comes from the Spanish guanábana.

Duhat

Duhat is a local Philippine fruit that’s commonly referred to as Java plum. It is dark purple to black in color, fleshy and one-seeded, with a sweet-astringent taste.

Papaya

Philippine Papaya Tree with Green Fruits. This plant’s scientific name is Carica

Balimbing

Photo of Balimbing by Mildred Cruz.

The fruit has the scientific name Averrhoa carambola. It’s called a star fruit in English because of the shape you see when you cut it crosswise.

Calamansi

Calamansi is the citrus fruit of the Philippines! It’s very round and fairly small… In fact, one can’t think of a smaller-sized citrus fruit… Hmm… Calamansi juice cleanse, anyone?

Sinturis

A native Tagalog word for the citrus fruit known widely by the Spanish-derived name dalanghita.

Alimuran (Snake Fruit)

Known for being very sour, the alimuran or rattan fruit is usually eaten with salt or pickled for consumption.

The pangolin-like skin peel is very distinctive.

Strawberries

Photo of Baguio strawberries by Angie Pastor.

Do strawberries even grow in such a hot tropical country like the Philippines? Yes, in the high-altitude mountainous regions of the island of Luzon! The city of Baguio is particularly famous for strawberries and strawberry products, such as jam.

Singkamas

Singkamas is known as jicama to most non-Filipinos in the United States.