Burger Sign

At today’s exchange rate, PHP 10 equals to about 22 cents US.

Aside from the burger being sold at the store above, what else can Mary get for 10 pesos nowadays?

Bananas in syrup

A serving of these saging na saba (a kind of plantain or cooking bananas) in syrup with tapioca pearls (a serving = 2 bananas with 3 spoonfuls of syrup and tapioca)

Mary did not have any…

Her mom loves it.

Egg rolls

Two of these egg rolls.

Mary did not have any.

Her mom bought four. Just for herself.

pandesal

Five pieces of pan de sal (breakfast rolls).

Cotton candy

One blue and one pink cotton candy… or 2 of the pink… or 2 of the blue. Or you can just get one of either color and 5 pesos sukli (change).

Taho

A 7 oz. serving of taho (soft tofu) in syrup with tiny tapioca pearls.

Mary with the Crab

Five of these. Mary’s playmates (her second cousins) call them “komang.” Sold in the streets, as pets for kids. Can anybody tell me what they’re called in English?

Chicks in cage

One of these little chickies.

Mary's pink chick

Mary’s cousins got her a pink one.