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linabog nga tilapia  - ( li-na-b ó g nga ti-l á p-ya ; Cebuano and Boholano dish; dw Ceb. labog  [throw away]) [ n. ] cartilaginous sea fish or freshwater fish in thick  and spicy hot coconut milk . Fresh tilapias  are gutted and scaled   LINABOG is an old-time Visayan seafood delicacy mostly prepared by the Boholanos and Cebuanos.  Originally, it uses meat from cartilaginous fish, such as pagi (ray) or iho (shark). The meat of dugong (manatee), butanding (whale shark), and balyena (whale) are also favored when available. If not available, slimy freshwater fish is used, like the hito (catfish) or the haluan (mudfish).  The ingredients When Cebuanos and Boholanos migrated to Mindanao at the height of the “Land of Promise” campaign in 1970’s, they brought along with them the traditional Visayan seafood dishes that included linabog . This explains why linabog is also found in Mindanao. The ingredients are prepared and ready.  Lin...

A tree of miracle fruit I found on the roadside of Brgy. Mambago, Sta. Rosa, Babak, Island Garden City of  Samal (IGACOS) in Samal island, Davao del sur. miracle fruit  - ( Mindanao fruit) [ n. ] calabash (sc.name: Crescentia cujete ) . Miracle fruit, or calabash, is a tree that bears huge fruits that looks like coconut. It is growing abundantly anywhere in Mindanao, and some parts of Bicol region and in the Visayas. Few are also growing in Luzon up to the northern part of Ilocos and Cagayan region. At first glance, you could have mistaken this as a young coconut fruit growing on a small tree. Sad to see that most of the fruits were left to fall and rot on the ground. Our folks do not know what to do to make good use of this wonderful fruit. They dreaded the black color of its flesh and gummy smell. But what they do not realize is that this black juice is sweet and has healing wonders, the reason why our old folks called it miracle fruit. I tried one and yes, it...