Asin Tibuok, or “whole salt,” is an oval-shaped artisanal sea salt made through a labor-intensive process using burned coconut husks, filtered ash, and seawater boiled in clay pots. Its smoky flavor ...

TAGBILARAN CITY, Philippines — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has included the practice of making asin tibuok, the artisanal sea salt of Alburquerque, Bohol, in ...

The practice of making what is called 'Asin Tibuok,' the artisanal sea salt of Bohol, has been inscribed into the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. This ...

THE centuries-old practice of making asin tibuok, the artisanal sea salt of Bohol, has been inscribed into UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, marking another ...

TAGBILARAN CITY, Philippines — The traditional craft of making “asin tibuok”, Bohol’s iconic artisanal sea salt, has been officially inscribed in the Unesco list of intangible cultural heritage ...

BOHOL TREASURE: “Asin tibuok” is one of the world’s rarest sea salt varieties produced in Alburquerque, Bohol. —Photo by Emerson Pinos | Contributor TAGBILARAN CITY, Philippines — The traditional ...

From salt made by hand on a Philippine island, to ceremonial dances in Kenya and ancient textile traditions in Belarus, the UN cultural agency has added a diverse range of living traditions to its ...

THE BOHOLANO artisanal salt making tradition joins Philippine chants, epics, and weaving onto the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural ...

Asin tibuok has made it to UNESCO’s urgent safeguarding list after nearly two years of work, and the Bohol local government unit (LGU) hopes the recognition will boost efforts to keep the tradition ...

Valley Isle Chocolate, an artisanal chocolate maker based in Kahului, has been honored with a Silver and Bronze Award at the world-renowned Academy of Chocolate Awards in London. Out of over 1,400 ...