Category Archives: Local Stuff

Buyo

Leave a comment Posted by on November 2, 2013

Aside from the tobacco leaves, betel leaf known as buyo in Bicol is a primary member of the nganga set (ugbas in Bicol).

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Heart-shaped leaves that contribute to the "high feeling" of our geriatic folks (typically)

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Kapihan

Leave a comment Posted by on October 29, 2013

Here are some of the coffee shops in Burgos Market where locals hangout for breakfast or read newspapers while drinking brewed coffee which they refer to as native.
I like to hangout in a kapihan or carinderia (eatery) wherever town I may be as it’s in this kind of local hangout place one can hear about folk life. Such a great source of first hand information for visitors and more importantly you get a feel of the town and you’ll come across some knowledge about a certain ingredient or process or any tip that the kapihan/carinderia owner unknowingly share.
There’s nothing superficial in these local kapihans and carinderias particularly in rural areas and it’s a pleasure to take in sights including folk decorations and hear honest conversations.

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Good native coffee for only 10 pesos

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Proprietor usually sits in a corner and takes the role of the cashier

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Gutierrez Cafe

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I like this painted menu board. Coffee plain means native brewed coffee with muscovado or brown sugar only

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Capizeños

Local Stuff, Negros Occidental , , , ,

Kimpit na Kawayan

Leave a comment Posted by on October 26, 2013

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Clothespin (kimpit in Ilonggo, sipit in Tagalog) fashioned from bamboo (kawayan) is what every Filipino household use before it was overtaken by those plastic ones.
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One-man Microenterprise

Leave a comment Posted by on October 24, 2013

As seen in downtown Bacolod. 

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Ba-id (nipper and scissors sharpening), engraving and buying scrap gold

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Rubber stamp engraving etc

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Even majong repair

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Sapatero ( shoe repair guy)

Local Stuff, Negros Occidental , , , , ,

Banana Trunk Meat Stand

Leave a comment Posted by on October 23, 2013
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Displaying the selections of skewered chicken parts including pork in upright arrangement using banana trunk

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Banana trunk is commonly used in Negros as chicken inasal stand

Food, Local Stuff, Negros Occidental , , ,

Salty Accompaniment

2 Comments Posted by on September 29, 2013

A couple of condiment samples I have at home from an unknown number of condiment variations in the country.

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Batitis (shellfish meat in brine) sold in Tanduay bottle known as lapad

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Fish fermented in large clay jars as you can see from the logo of this popular Lingayen brand

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Salty sawsawan duo for an appetizing meal. Batitis on the left, bagoong on the right

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Lingayen Bottled Condiments

Leave a comment Posted by on August 27, 2013
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Bagoong sauce (fermented fish sauce), bagoong, nipa vinegar etc

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Nipa vinegar in reused brandy bottles

Local Stuff, Market, Pangasinan , , , , , ,

Rattan Stroller

Leave a comment Posted by on August 26, 2013

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Nilupak

Leave a comment Posted by on August 26, 2013
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Milling cooked mashed cassava. Using sando bag as gloves

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Covered in desiccated coconut and sugar. A filling snack

Food, Local Stuff, Pangasinan , ,

Calasiao Puto

Leave a comment Posted by on August 25, 2013
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Tiny steamed rice cakes where a kilo of it in Lingayen public market is cheaper than in the stalls in Calasiao town

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Calasiao puto is the only kakanin I know that is sold by weight

Food, Local Stuff, Pangasinan , , , ,

Bagnet

Leave a comment Posted by on August 16, 2013

A deep fried pork staple in Ilocano market
Lest you forget, it’s an ingredient in pinakbet
A vegetable dish very common in their diet

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Bagnet in Batac market

Food, Ilocos Norte, Local Stuff , ,

Traditional Shampoo

Leave a comment Posted by on August 14, 2013
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Just wet the gugo bark, put some calamansi if you want, extract the slimy suds to use as shampoo. All natural.

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Traditional Strainer

Leave a comment Posted by on August 10, 2013

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Apparatus, Ilocos Sur, Local Stuff ,

Araro, Gasera, Salakot

Leave a comment Posted by on August 8, 2013

Roadside stalls selling what a local Filipino farmer might need.

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Ploughs (araro)

 

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Farming hats (salakot)

 

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Kerosene lamps (gasera)

 

Apparatus, Local Stuff, Tarlac , , , , , , ,

Traditional Stoves

1 Comment Posted by on August 6, 2013

Fuel used for these stoves can be wood or charcoal.

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Apparatus, Cookware, Local Stuff, Tarlac , , ,

Bamboo Cake

Leave a comment Posted by on August 3, 2013

Also known as binungey.
Inside this bamboo packaging with banana leaf cover is a sticky rice cake that tastes like puto maya.

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Binungey vendor

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Food, Local Stuff, Packaging, Pangasinan , , ,

Fishing Boats

Leave a comment Posted by on July 26, 2013

The handsome fishing boats in Kota Kinabalu.

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Local Stuff, Malaysia ,

Paper Bus Tickets

Leave a comment Posted by on July 23, 2013

These are paper bus tickets used by city buses in Metro Manila and are issued manually by bus conductors by handing out the tickets to each passenger inside the bus in their seat or standing position. Imagine a bus conductor negotiating his way inside a full-packed standing bus just to hand the tickets.

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Tickets glued in a cardboard as I’m keeping it.

Local Stuff, Metro Manila, Public Transportation , ,

Three-Wheeled Cargo Cart

Leave a comment Posted by on July 14, 2013
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Water refilling station from deep well

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Coconuts for sale

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Garbage collection

Local Stuff, Masbate

Cattle Ranch Province

Leave a comment Posted by on July 14, 2013

Masbate has cattle ranches, has annual rodeo, produces beef tapa and cow’s milk products such as fresh milk and mozarella cheese.
Here are pictures related to their cowboy way of life.

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Mural in the arena enclosure

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Rodeo arena

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Bar and restaurant

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Fishing cowboy

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Php210 per pack

Local Stuff, Masbate , ,

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