What We Eat - Philippines

Here are a few food options for our friends in the Philippines

Abitsuwelas / Bitsuelas – Baguio bean, green bean, snap bean, string bean

Alibangbang – Malabar bauhinia (Bauhinia malabarica)

Alugbati – Malabar spinach, 落葵 (Basella alba)

Apulid – water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis) (limited)

Balatong – soy bean

Bawang – garlic

native garlic (Allium sativum)

Taiwan garlic, elephant garlic, great-head garlic, oriental garlic, wild leek (Allium
ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum)

Endiba – endive (Chicorium endivia subsp. endiva)

Garbansos – chickpea, garbanzo bean

Kabute – mushroom

Kailan – Chinese broccoli, Chinese kale, 芥蘭 (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra)

Kalabasa – squash yellow or green summer

Kangkong – water spinach, ong choy, 蕹菜, kōng xīn cài, 空心菜, swamp morning glory
(Ipomoea aquatica)

Kasubha – dried safflower flower, hong hua, 紅花 (Carthamus tinctorius)

Kinchay / Kintsay – Chinese celery, cutting celery, leaf celery, 芹 (Apium graveolens
var. secalinum)

Kuchay / Kutsay – garlic chive, 韭菜 (Allium tuberosum)

Labanos – radish, daikon

Labong – bamboo shoot

Laurel – bay leaf, laurel

Letsugas / Litsugas – lettuce

Linga – sesame

Luya – ginger (Zingiber officinale)

Luyang dilaw – turmeric, yellow ginger (Curcuma longa)

Mais – corn

Toge / Togue – bean sprouts

Mustasa – mustard / mustard green, gai choy, 芥菜 (Brassica juncea)

Patani – lima bean

Pechay / Petsay – bok choy, 白菜, qīng cài, 青菜, qīngjiāng bái cài, 清江白菜, xiǎo bái
cài, 小白菜 (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis)

Petsay Taiwan – Shanghai bok choy

Pechay Baguio / Petsay Wombok – napa cabbage, bái cài, 白菜, dà bái cài, 大白菜,
Beijing bái cài, 北京白菜, huáng yá bái, wong nga bok, 黃芽白, siew choy, 紹菜
(Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)

Pipino – cucumber

Repolyo – cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)

Saluyot – jute (Corchorus olitorius)

Sangke – star anise (Illicium verum)

Sayote – chayote (Sechium edule)

Sibuyas – onion (Allium cepa)

Sibuyas na mura – green onion, scallion, 葱 (Allium spp.)

Sibuyas Tagalog – shallot (Allium cepa var. aggregatum)

Sigarilyas – winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus)

Sili – chili (Capsicum spp.)

Sitaw – yard-long bean (Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis)

Sitsaro / Tsitsaro – snow pea, sugar pea, mangetout (Pisum sativum subsp. sativum var.
macrocarpon)

Talong – eggplant, aubergine (Solanum melongena)

Tanglad – lemongrass (Cymbopogon spp.)

Uray – amaranth, pigweed (Amaranthus spp.)*

Wansoy – cilantro, coriander leaf, Chinese parsley, 芫荽 (Coriandrum sativum)

Apyo / Seleri – celery, 芹菜 (Apium graveolens)

Brokoli – broccoli

Karot – carrot

Kuliplor – cauliflower

Espinaka / Ispinats / Polonchay / Polunchay – spinach, bō cài, 菠菜, phoe lêng chhài, 菠
蓤菜 (Spinacia oleracea)*

Perehil – parsley

Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus)

Asparagus, 芦笋 (Asparagus officinalis)

Baguio spinach, New Zealand spinach, warrigal cabbage (Tetragonia tetragonioides)*

Okra, gumbo, lady's finger (Abelmoschus esculentus)