The strictly indigenous ingredients, purchased at the local organic market, come to $128.87.

They used indigenous ingredients and Spanish names to improvise what became part of Filipino cuisine.

Lobster is an integral ingredient to the cuisine, indigenous to the coastal waters of the region.

Some of these natural indigenous ingredients can be the basis of spectacular dishes of food.

Since then, chefs - and the dining public - have been paying increasing attention to the Island's indigenous ingredients.

"I went in search of the great local indigenous ingredients that make up the best of American cooking," she said.

Very little produce is imported, and with the restrictions imposed by a hot climate, meals are based on indigenous ingredients.

The cuisine arose from the fusion of traditional indigenous ingredients with Spanish culture and traditions.

Sausages can also be modified to use indigenous ingredients.

Corn, chili pepper, beans and meat are indigenous ingredients.