



Sigarilyas
Photo of Sigarilyas by Angie Pastor.
Sigarilyas (winged bean) is one of the vegetables mentioned in the popular Filipino folk song Bahay Kubo. It is also known as kalamismis in Tagalog and as parlang or pallang in northern Luzon.

Lucban Longganisa
Lucban longganisa by Mildred Cruz.



Choko Choko
Instructions: Bite/Cut the end of the tube to squeeze the chocolate paste into your mouth.

Champorado
Photo by Mary Rizale.
In the Philippines, tsamporado / tsampurado / champorado / champurado is chocolate-flavored rice porridge.

The First Banquet
In the year 1521, Ferdinand Magellan was met by a friendly Filipino chief and a feast laid out in his honor. Two dishes were brought, one of fish in its sauce and the other of rice.
