Sunday, December 21, 2025

Tallupak, Togwak, Upak, Ubak: Banana Stalks as Food Plates

Using banana stalks as food plates is a tradition that used to be very common in Cordilleran community gatherings. These are now rarely used. Most people now prefer using plastic and paper plates. 

These are called 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗸 in some parts of Mountain Province. 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝘄𝗮𝗸 in parts of Ifugao. 𝗨𝗽𝗮𝗸 or 𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗸 in parts of Benguet. 

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