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tindok  - ( tin-dok; Cebuano fruit ) [ n. ] a giant plantain (sc.name: Musa paradisiaca var . magna ). a.k.a. tandok in Cebuano tenduk or tunduk  in Teduray, Lambangian, Dulangan, and Manobo We found these few pieces of tindok banana in the grocery section of SM Makati in Ayala Center of Makati City way back in 2009. A very long and large variety of cooking banana fruit. Its digit is about a foot long or more or about the size of a man's arm. Elongated and commonly a bit curved in form with thick green banana peel. The length and size of this banana are even more than that of Margette's arm. Yes, the one she is holding weighs more than a kilo, and it is priced quite expensive in 2009.The stickers says it is from Dole, a clue that  most likely this came from Mindanao. The tindok plant bears a bunch of fruit that only has around three clusters with about a dozen of digits in each cluster. This banana is rich in potassium and only good when cooked. It can also be broi...

kinilaw nga sasing – ( ki-ni-law nga sa-sing ; Cebuano, Boholano, Davaoeño [southeastern Mindanao] and Misamis occidental [northern Mindanao] and Romblomanon   dish ) [ n .] a raw dish of peanut worm in spiced up vinegar. a.k.a. kinilaw nga saypo in Boholano and Surigaonon kinilaw na tasing in Cantilangnon (Cantilan, Surigao del sur) The inverted sasing worms. So called " peanut worm " in English, because its texture resembles that of empty peanut shell. To prepare, the peanut worm is washed clean then inverted inside out by pushing a bamboo stick from one end and through inside the body so as to clean its muddy contents.  The inverted worms are washed again thoroughly on seawater, drained and then seasoned with vinegar spiced up with chopped onions, ginger, sili (chili), and salt to taste. The ingredients of kinilaw nga sasing in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del sur. It uses sukang tuba (commonly sold in plastic tubes) , luy-a, sibuyas pula, siling kulikot, calamansi, b...

sasing – ( sa-sing ; Cebuano, Boholano, Davaoeño [southeastern Mindanao] and Misamis occidental [northern Mindanao], Waray, and Romblomanon   worm/seafood ) [ n .] peanut worm (sc.name: Sipunculus nudus ). a.k.a. saypo in Boholano & Cebuano saypo in Surigaonon tasing in Cantilangnon (Cantilan, Surigao del sur) A sand worm or sand burrower of the family Echiurus that burrows under sandy clayish soil of the sea shore. Sasing burrows in moist sandy-muddy ground along the shore and river deltas.  A hole like this is a sign that peanut worm is just around beneath the sand. It is an exotic delicacy to some Pinoys. It is often eaten as kinilaw nga sasing where its cylindrical body is inverted inside out and cleaned of its content by washing on seawater. The cleaned inverted  skin is then dipped in spiced vinegar and munched. It has a crunchy leathery texture and has to be chewed well to savor its flavor.  It is considered as an exotic delicacy and as an aphrodisi...

Curacha crabs being sold at Shopwise supermarket in Festival Mall, Alabang at PHP589.00 a kilogram   curacha – ( ku-rát-tsa;   Zamboanga and Sulu sea crab, seafood; dw Span. cucaracha [cockroach] ) [ n .] spanner crab (sc.name: Ranina ranina ) \ red frog crab . canduyon in Surigaonon (Surigao City, Surigao del norte) ipis dagat in Batangueño (northern part of Batangas)  ipis in Zambaleno (Sambal of Zambales) kusimay in Ilocano   bawa in Ta'u-sug A deep-sea crab with orange to red colored shell even when uncooked. In the Philippines, this crab is used to be known endemic to the seas of Zamboanga del Sur and Sulu sea, but my research and later discoveries disproved this contention. Similar or closely-related species are also found in other parts of Mindanao, Visayas (particularly in the Pacific side), and the northeastern part of Luzon, though scarce and hardly seen or caught. Some species are also found abounding in the coasts of Hawaii and Australia. So called ...