Appetizer consisting of a mixture of ground pork and vegetables wrapped in a thin egg crêpe.
Lumpia/Lumpiang Shanghai
Wearing this color is said to be lucky
Red or Pula
He is a singer-songwriter and businessman who is a veritable harbinger of the Christmas season
Jose Mari Chan
The number of fruits prepared before New Year's Eve
12
Chinese basketball player who starred for the Houston Rockets in the NBA from 2002 to 2011.
Yao Ming
Introduced by Fukienese immigrants from southern China, it is a pastry traditionally filled with either munggo or kundol
Hopia
The belief to greet a new beginning with a bright and colorful start.
Fireworks/Firecrackers
She gained prominence when she won the top prize in the reality series Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition
Kim Chiu
Ang Pao
He revolutionized the western film industry by introducing Kung Fu and is considered to be the greatest martial artist of all time.
Bruce Lee
Dish that is served during special occasions that symbolizes "long life"
Pansit/Pancit Canton
A common practice of Filipinos who loves "ukay-ukay" or "tiangge"
Bargain or make "tawad"
A tycoon known as father of modern Philippine retail
Henry Sy Sr.
District in Manila known as "Chinatown"
Binondo
His success came after he opened his internet company Alibaba
Filipino treats made with dried sour plums, prunes, or apricots covered in a powdery coating of an anise
Kiamoy or Kiamuy
The symbol/reason why "tikoy" is prepared during Chinese New Year
Stronger family bond
She hails from the Filipino-Chinese clan that founded the Barrio Fiesta food empire.
Heart Evangelista
Archaic term used to call children of unions between indigenous Filipinos and Chinese
Chinese mestizos or Mestizos de Sangley
A Marxist theorist, revolutionary, and, from 1949 to 1959, the first chairman of the People’s Republic of China.
Mao Zedong