





Chichirya
Photos by Angie Pastor. Chichirya are munchable Western-style processed snacks such as potato chips. They are thought of as junk food in the Philippines. The Filipino word meryenda, often translated as “snack,” refers to more wholesome between-meal snacking in the middle of the morning or the middle of the afternoon.




Banana Chips
Philippine banana chips are ordinarily round in shape similar to thick poker chips, because the bananas used are cut crosswise.
In recent years, long-cut banana chips, in which the bananas are sliced lengthwise, have become popular.

Dingdong Mixed Nuts
A five-ingredient combination of greaseless peanuts, cracker nuts, corn bits, U.S.-grade green peas, and fava beans (broad beans).