Friday, May 24, 2013

Baguio Walis tambo




The absolutely most popular product that everyone always takes home -- the famous Baguio broom or "walis tambo!" These brooms come with woven or wooden handles that usually bear the name "Baguio City." They are such a popular cleaning implement in every Filipino household that there are China-made copies already being sold in Manila. Actually, the brooms are made in nearby Sablan, Benguet, from the flower of the tiger grass ("Thysanolaena maxima"), which the natives call boyboy (pronounced "booybooy") and sold there by the road-side, but the Baguio City market provides visitors with the widest selections to choose from.

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