https://panlasangpinoy.com/categories/culinary-arts/ingredients/ Your Top Source of Filipino Recipes Fri, 26 Apr 2024 03:10:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://panlasangpinoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-PPlogopng-60x60.png https://panlasangpinoy.com/categories/culinary-arts/ingredients/ 32 32 https://panlasangpinoy.com/what-is-patola-loofah/ https://panlasangpinoy.com/what-is-patola-loofah/#respond Fri, 26 Apr 2024 03:10:58 +0000 https://panlasangpinoy.com/?p=83189 Aside from the Filipino slang term derived from it, how well do you know the nutritious ingredient that is patola? You might have heard this word a lot lately because it has been used somewhat interchangeably with the Filipino word “patol” to describe those willing to respond to internet trolls. 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