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The name linarang or nilarang (lit. "done as larang"), is the affixed form of the Cebuano verb larang, meaning "to stew with coconut milk and spices". [2] The word is originally a synonym of the ginataan cooking process ( ginat-an or tinunoan in Cebuano), but has come to refer exclusively to this particular dish.
The grass puffer (Takifugu niphobles), or Kusa-fugu (Japanese: 草河豚), is a species of fish in the pufferfish family (Tetraodontidae). This common to abundant species is found in the northwest Pacific Ocean in China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan), Japan, Korea, the Philippines and Vietnam. [1]
Arothron multilineatus, the multilined pufferfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is an uncommon fish and is known only from four specimens from Pagbilao in the Philippines, although photographs of individuals in the Ryukyu Islands, Mozambique and the Red Sea show that it has a wide distribution.
There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus: [2] Sphoeroides andersonianus (Morrow, 1957); Sphoeroides angusticeps (Jenyns, 1842) (Narrow-headed puffer); Sphoeroides annulatus (Jenyns, 1842) (Bullseye puffer)
Pufferfish are typically small to medium in size, although a few species such as the Mbu pufferfish can reach lengths greater than 50 cm (20 in). [7] Tetraodontiformes, or pufferfish, are most significantly characterized by the beak-like four teeth – hence the name combining the Greek terms "tetra" for four and "odous" for tooth. [8]
The family includes about 18 species. They are sometimes collectively called pufferfish, [3] not to be confused with the morphologically similar and closely related Tetraodontidae, which are more commonly given this name. They are found in shallow, temperate, and tropical seas worldwide.
Canthigaster leoparda, [2] known as the leopard sharpnose puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific, ranging from Christmas Island to the Philippines, Ambon, and Guam. It occurs at a depth range of 30 to 50 m (98 to 164 ft), and it is usually found in the vicinity of drop-offs and caves.
Filipino cookies made from flour, eggs, shortening, sugar, and baking powder. Its name comes from the Spanish word rosca (ringlet). [1] [2] Not to be confused with Spanish rosquillos or roscos which are more akin to small doughnuts. Shakoy: Visayas: Fried dough A traditional doughnut variant from the Visayas islands with a distinctive twisted ...