Carinderia The term "carinderia" is believed to have originated from the Tagalog word "kari", borrowed from the Indian word "curry". The dish was adopted by Filipinos either from trades, regions or from Indian immigrants, and thus "karihan" or "kariyan" was used to describe a place where food, particularly the Filipino dish "kare-kare," was served. By observation, the hispanicization to some Tagalog words, where most store names in Spanish are formed from the name of the main product they sell and putting the ending '-ería' (e.g. panadería, frutería, perfumería). As a result, the word "carinderia / karinderya" was coined and used up to the present day. The month of April has a lot to celebrate and raise awareness such as Earth Month, Filipino Literature Month, and Filipino Food Month, reminding us to savor our culture and be mindful of nature.
