Alamat

Lansones (known as langsat in Malaysia) is the fruit of a moderately sized tree that grows mostly in Southeast Asian regions like Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia. Lansones has a bland yellow color and tastes sweet or sour when ripe.

Here is a list of Legends of Lansones on the Web. The stories below differs significantly from each other since the authors has taken liberties to craft their own storyline. All stories below are written in Filipino.
*Alamat ng Lansones at Jaypee online
*kapitbisig.com - Edna and Manuel story . Also check another version that also comes with english translation.

Photo credit - prlog

Sampaguita, the national flower of the Philippines is fragrant little flower that emits delightful and easily distinguishable sweet scent. They are commonly peddled in the streets of the Philippines as a garland to adorn religious objects and as a natural air freshener for cars and homes as well .

Read the story of Alamat ng Sampaguita

Photo credit: Philippine Jasmine (Sampaguita) uploaded by epibase via wikimedia.

Durian is an exotic fruit of contrasting qualities. Many find the repulsive odor overpowering at the same time many would describe the taste as 'heavenly' once they got to taste the exotic fruit.

Here is the link to Alamat ng Durian

Durian image is a public domain pictures on wikimedia.

The succulent mango from the Philippines is among the best tasting variety of mangoes in the world. The kidney shaped fruit turns into beautiful golden yellow when ripe.
-Alamat ng Mangga (Filipino)
-Myth of Mango Fruits

Check the link below:
-Alamat ng Kasoy (in Filipino)
-Myth of Cashew Nut