Pop Customs
All about Rice!
All about Food!
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VeggieTales
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A traditional gesture of showing respect to older relatives
Pagmamano?
100
Cooked rice served in a dish
Kanin
100
roasted pig
Lechon
100
gently rolling brown hills in the province of Bohol
Chocolate Hills
100
tomatoes
Kamatis
200
Number of times a typical Filipino eats in a day
six times
200
Uncooked rice
Bigas
200
A dessert made of caramelized fruits, milk, sugar and shaved ice
Halo-halo
200
popular white sand beaches in the Visayas region
Boracay
200
popular folk song describing our traditional house
Bahay Kubo
300
A tradition for good luck during celebrations like baptism, housewarming, opening of a new office, or New Year
Coin-tossing
300
rice porridge
Lugaw
300
steamed pork/chicken bun
Siopao
300
rice paddies in Ifugao built 2000 years ago by our ancestors
Rice Terraces
300
garlic
Bawang
400
A board game made of carved wood with two big holes on the ends and seven smaller ones on each player's side.
Sungka
400
Unhusked rice
Palay
400
flavored sticky rice wrapped in palm or banana leaves
Suman
400
an active volcano in Bicol famous for its perfect cone shape
Mayon Volcano
400
luya
Ginger
500
early dawn Thanksgiving Masses done during the Christmas season for nine days
Misa de Gallo
500
fried rice
Sinangag
500
soybean curds with syrup?
Taho
500
a famous park in Manila where our national hero, Jose Rizal, who was shot to death during the Spanish era, is buried.
Luneta
500
a dish made of vegetables popular in the Ilocos region
Pinakbet