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Discovering tuba / Arturo G. Pacho.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Diliman, Quezon City : University of the Philippines Press, [2015], c2015.Description: xvii, 193 pages ; illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9789715427661
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TP588 T8P11 2015
Contents:
Introduction and background -- Introduction: discovering tuba -- Tuba in Philippine history -- Representations in music, literature, and the arts -- Laughter, songs, and legend of tuba -- To your health - Tagay! -- Production of tuba -- Making tuba: from the flowers to the bottle -- Tuba gatherers and fermenters in Leyte: who are they? -- Market potentials and conclusion -- Market survey on tuba -- The future of tuba as an enterprise.
Summary: "This book introduces readers to tuba, an indigenous wine of the Philippines collected from each gentle drip of the sap from the inflorescence of a coconut. In Leyte and Samar, tuba is the traditional drink that flows freely during celebrations, fiestas, weddings, funeral wakes, and birthday parties. The wine binds together the Waray-waray speaking people to seek a common purpose and gives them hope for a better future despite natural calamities, tragedies, and benign neglect."--Back cover.
List(s) this item appears in: Print Books 2021
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Books Books Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Filipiniana Section Non-fiction F RUS TP588 T8P11 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Room use only 76861 00076846

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-192).

Introduction and background -- Introduction: discovering tuba -- Tuba in Philippine history -- Representations in music, literature, and the arts -- Laughter, songs, and legend of tuba -- To your health - Tagay! -- Production of tuba -- Making tuba: from the flowers to the bottle -- Tuba gatherers and fermenters in Leyte: who are they? -- Market potentials and conclusion -- Market survey on tuba -- The future of tuba as an enterprise.

"This book introduces readers to tuba, an indigenous wine of the Philippines collected from each gentle drip of the sap from the inflorescence of a coconut. In Leyte and Samar, tuba is the traditional drink that flows freely during celebrations, fiestas, weddings, funeral wakes, and birthday parties. The wine binds together the Waray-waray speaking people to seek a common purpose and gives them hope for a better future despite natural calamities, tragedies, and benign neglect."--Back cover.

Fund 164 Academic Books Sales Purchased 04/08/2019 76861 NEJ PHP 450.00 2019-04-261 2019-1-0252

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