Philippines Guide and Reference for Filipino Culture, Society, People, Humanities, Places, Travel & Destinations
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Islands Philippines - Philippine Travel - Leyte Guide and Travel Information |
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LEYTE TRAVEL INFORMATION Where to Stay in Leyte | Brief
History | Language | Major Industries
| Man-made Attractions Leyte is a province in the Eastern Visayas island group in the Philippines. Where to Stay in Leyte | Brief History | Language | Major Industries | Man-made Attractions Travel Quotes: A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. Lao Tzu
Philippine Cuisine Island PhilippinesDishes range from the very simple, like a meal of fried salted fish and rice, to the elaborate paellas and cocidos created for fiestas, of Spanish origin. Popular dishes include: lechón (whole roasted pig), longganisa (Philippine sausage), tapa (cured beef), torta (omelette), adobo (chicken and/or pork braised in garlic, vinegar, oil and soy sauce, or cooked until dry), kaldereta (meat in tomato sauce stew), mechado (larded beef in soy and tomato sauce). More details at Philippine Cuisine Island Philippines About PhilippinesThe Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Repúblika ng Pilipinas), is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam. The Sulu Sea to the southwest lies between the country and the island of Borneo, and to the south the Celebes Sea separates it from other islands of Indonesia. It is bounded on the east by the Philippine Sea. |