GUIDES

Every prompt in Bahay Kubo has a story behind its answers. These short guides explain the food, words, places and customs that the top answers come from.

• Name a flower: sampaguita and the other fragrant onesThe national flower, a famous orchid and the garden flowers behind the top answers.
• Name a fruit: why calamansi tops the listA tour of the fruits behind the highest-scoring answers, from sour calamansi to the dark purple duhat.
• Pasalubong: the gift you bring homeThe custom of bringing something back for the people waiting at home, and the regional foods that go with it.
• Street vendors: skewers, nicknames and the taho callHow Filipino street food works: the skewers, the sauces, the nicknames and the sounds of a vendor passing by.
• Taking off your shoes: tsinelas and the front doorWhy "tsinelas" is the answer that scores highest, and how the shoes-off habit works in many homes.