The Vunung

When in the islands, you will notice that most of the Batanes food or dishes are served in a big green leaf (as shown on the cover photo of this post). This becomes even more evident if you come to visit during a fiesta event.

Those leaves are called vunung or breadfruit leaves (or kabaya in Filipino). Traditionally, meals are served in this leaf for easy wrapping — not to mention that it’s environmentally-friendly too! As for utensils, we customarily use our hands. It may seem difficult at first, but as a local, this is like the best and most homey way to eat Batanes food. In fact, science even shows that eating food with your hands is healthy!

Source: iamaileen.com