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Sariwang Gatas is the Filipino term for "fresh milk", which usually comes from "carabao's" (water buffalo) milk, but rarely available in urban areas. In Bulacan, "sariwang gatas from carabaos are still being used to make a popular dessert called Pastillas de Leche. In laguna, they are still being used to make "fresh cheese " which we call "Kesong Puti (literally means "white cheese) because of its pristine white color.
Bulacan and Laguna are provinces found in Luzon Island, Philippines, both are situated near the capital (Manila).
Slap Chips is the South African term for "French fries" which is usually soft, oily and vinegar-drenched, bought in a brown paper bag. Slap is the Afrikaans for "limp", which is how French fries are generally made in the country.
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language that descended from Dutch and spoken mainly in South Africa and Namibia by about 10 million people.
Spanspek refers to Cantaloupe, an orange-fleshed melon. Spanspek comes from the Afrikaans "Spaanse spek", meaning "Spanish bacon". It was told that Juana Smith, the Spanish wife of 19th-century Cape governer Harry Smith, insisted on eating melon instead of bacon for breakfast, causing her bemused Afrikaans-speaking servants to invent the word Spanspek.
Spanspek is pronounced "spun-speck".
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language that descended from Dutch and spoken mainly in South Africa and Namibia by about 10 million people.