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pipinong gubat  - ( pi-pi-nong gu-bat ;   Tagalog fruit;  dw Span. pepino   [cucumber] > Tag.  pipino    + gubat [forest]) [ n. ]  creeping cucumber (sc.name: Melothria pendula, Linn .) \ wild cucumber . pipinong ihalas in Cebuano and Boholano a.k.a. pipinong ligaw  in Tagalog A variety of very tiny cucumber having a smooth and watermelon-like berry.    The plant is a perennial climbing vine and can be found all over the Philippine archipelago, and in some other countries on the other side of the world. This pipinong ihalas I found on the roadside of Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental is strikingly similar in size, shape, color, and taste (yes, I tried it) to that of pipinong gubat  in Malolos, Bulacan and in Silang, Cavite. It bears tiny oblong-elliptic yellow-green berries which turn black when matured and ripe that grows 10 to 20 millimeters long, and about 12 to 15 millimeters in diameter.  The crisp young green...

tarang bulan  - ( ta-r áng bu-lan ; Ta'u-sug snack; dw Bahasa Melayo tarang [bright] + Tausug bulan [moon]) [ n. ] bright moon pancake \stuffed folded golden pancake . Muslim hotcake in Chavacano [Zamboangueño] A traditional pancake made with a runny batter of flour mixed with some water (or fresh milk), baking powder, sugar, and yellow-orange food color. A Tausug lass selling tarang bulan in Zamboanga City public market. A pan is pre-heated and brushed with butter (or margarine) on the surface. A scoop of the batter is poured on the pan and set to cook on medium fire until the batter formed into a round patty of pancake with bubbly perforation on its surface and smooth on the underside. The pancake is removed from the pan and the top side is spread with sweetened boiled mongo beans (mungbeans) then folded halfway making it to look like a half-moon. When serving, the tarang bulan is sliced into parts. This snack originated in neighboring Asian countries and can be found also in...