Pigeon pea or Angola pea. This is actually a bean but is called a pea because of its size and shape.
Banana leaf. The large leaf of the banana plant. They are sufficiently pliable for use as a wrapping for foods that are to be baked or steamed or used as plates and are used throughout Central and South America and in South East Asia. If you are using them, cut out the stiff central spine and then soak them for a while in boiling water.
Pickled mudfish preserved in an earthenware pot with salt, soft boiled rice and angkak colouring. It is then sautéed with tomatoes, onions and garlic.
Calamondon of calamansi lime. A citrus fruit found in the Philippines though it is actually a hybrid and not found in the wild. Sour, small and round, it is often described as a cross between a tangerine or mandarin orange and a kumquat. It looks rather like a tangerine and is used to flavor foods and drinks
