A Taste of The Philippines: A Recipe for Puto (Rice Muffins)

The Philippines is located in Southeast Asia. It is surrounded by water comprising 7,107 islands and islets. Its official name is Republic of the Philippines. The lands area is about 116,000 square miles. The total land are of the Philippines is comparable to that of Italy. Although the land area of the Philippines is roughly 1/30th of the United States, The Philippines has a total coastline of 36,289 kilometers while the U.S. coastline is a modest 19,924 kilometers.

The reason I chose the Philippines is because my Grandmother, my dad’s mom, was born and raised in Manila. Which is a city in the Philippines. She migrated over here with basically nothing. She now lives in Daytona Beach, Florida. When I visit, she always makes different Philippino dishes and desserts. Puto, a rice muffin, is a very popular dish they served for breakfast. My grandmother always made it into a dessert by adding frosting. It’s a little different then your regular cupcake, but different isn’t always a bad thing.

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Here are three geographic facts about the Philippines:

• The Philippine island consists of over 7,000 islands. The overall land area is comparable to that of Arizona.
• Only about 7% of the islands are larger than one square mile, and only 1/3 of the islands have names.
• The islands are of volcanic origin, with the larger ones crossed by mountain ranges. The highest peak is Mount Apo on Mindanao.

Here are three serious facts about the Philippines:

• The Philippines’ aboriginal inhabitants arrived from the Asian mainland around 25,000 BC.
• The Philippines were ceded to the U.S. in 1899 by the Treaty of Paris after the Spanish-American War.
• The population of the Philippines is 99,900,177 with a growth rate of 1.9%.

Here are three fun facts about the Philippines:

• With a population of about 90 millions people, the Philippines is the 12th most populous country in the world. Manila’s population currently sits at around 12 million.
• The Philippine flag is the only flag in the world, which is, hoisted upside-down when the country is in war.
• The current President is female, her name is Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

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Here is an unusual fact about the Philippines: