How to pronounce Tibok-tibok

Tibok-tibok is written tibuk-tibuk where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /tibukˈtibuk/. In plain English letters that is tee-book-TEE-book, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Tibok-tibok?

Tibok-tibok is a dessert of the Philippines. Where it comes from: Pampanga. People usually eat it on festive days and at teatime. Its main ingredients are dairy & cheese and rice. It tastes sweet.

Where Tibok-tibok comes from

Tibok-tibok is one of 34 signature dishes of the Philippines on this map. See all dishes from Central Luzon (Region III).

• Sisig · Main dish · Pampanga (Angeles)

  Sisig is a Filipino dish made from the pig's head, above all the jowls and ears, sometimes with chicken liver, seasoned with calamansi, onions and chilli peppers.

• Pastillas pastillas de leche · Dessert · Bulacan (San Miguel)

  Pastillas, or pastillas de leche, "milk pills", are soft milk sweets that originated in the town of San Miguel in Bulacan, north of Manila.

• Adobo · Main dish · Luzon

  Adobo is the Philippine way of braising meat in vinegar, garlic, bay leaf and black pepper, usually with soy sauce, until the sauce is reduced and glossy.

• Sinigang · Soup & stew · Tagalog region

  Sinigang is a sour soup, and sourness is its point.

• Lechon litson · Main dish · Cebu

  Lechon is a whole pig roasted for hours on a bamboo spit over charcoal, turned by hand until the skin becomes thin, crisp and lacquered.

• Pinakbet · Main dish · Ilocos

  Pinakbet, or pakbet, is a vegetable dish from the Ilocos region of northern Luzon and a staple of the Ilocano people.

Food of the Philippines

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