Discovering tuba / Arturo G. Pacho.

By:

Pacho, Arturo G [author]

Contributor(s):

University of the Philippines Press [publisher]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: 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.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
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).

"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.

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