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I found these towering buri palms in the panoramic ricefield  of Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro when I traveled there on August 11, 2010. Notice the tallest one is dying soon after it bears fruits. Buri palms are like that. To bear fruits is its swan song. buri – ( bu-rí;  Tagalog, Capampangan, Bulaqueño, Waray, Ilonggo, and Bicolano palm )  [ n .] raffia (sc.names: 1. Raphia ruffia ; 2. Corypha umbraculifera , Blanco; 3. Corypha utan , Lam., Merrill; 4. Corypha elata , Roxb) \raffia palm \ buri palm (Phil. English) \ talipot palm a.k.a. buli in Tagalog a.k.a. ibos, bule or buli in Bulaqueño a.k.a. ibus or silad in Bicolano a.k.a. ebus , busi, or piet in Capampangan buli in Cebuano, Boholano, and Ilocano silag in Ilocano and Pangasinense silal in Subanon sirar in Bagobo bagatai or taktak in Isinay Buri palm is one of the largest palm trees we can find all over the country.  The leaves are sturdy and can be a strong binder for a bundle of firewoods. Sometimes, t...

tinudok - ( ti-nu-dók; Igorot and Ilocano [northern Luzon] snack ; dw Igorot tinudok [skewered]) [n.] fried sticky rice balls a.k.a. tinudoks in Igorot The Igorot variation of Tagalog carioca . It is made with ground glutinous rice, sugar, and scraped meat of not-so-matured meat of green coconut fruit.  All the ingredients are mixed into dough and cut into pieces and rolled into ping-pong-sized balls, then deep-fried until browned, and finally coated with caramelized white sugar in coconut cream.  It is commonly served or sold skewered in bamboo barbecue stick. See Index of Entries here. For more about Pinoy foods, see also my OPEN & FREE food dictionary . A wealth of information about Pinoy foods, etymology, history, nutrition, how to cook it, culinary tips, how it is served and eaten,  how it is called in other dialects, and more...

buteteng laot - ( bu-te-teng la-ot; Tagalog  sea fish /seafood ) 1. [n.] porcupine fish \ spot-fin porcupinefish (sc.name: Diodon hystrix ).  also spelled as boteteng laot in Tagalog   a.k.a. buktit in Tagalog   butete tunokon, tagutong,  or  tagutungan in Cebuano   tagutungan in Boholano and Leyteño [western Leyte]   otit in Waray-waray (eastern Samar)   mosi in Bicolano   tagutongan in Davaoeño   busisi in Ilokano   butbutan in Zambaleño   lukoh itingan or tagutugan in Chavacano (Zamboanga)   dautdotan in Maranao, Tausug, and Samal   buntal in Sinama (Bahasa Bajau of Sulu archipelago) A species of puffer fish considered edible and safe for consumption but has to avoid the internal organs, particularly the liver where a tiny sac of highly deadly poison is can be found. As much as possible, only the meat is used in cooking.  Maypay is a local name for that tiny sac of highly poisonous glands. It's ...