The lockdown imposed by the government due to the Covid-19 pandemic appeared to have forced many Filipinos to try out various food recipes in their homes during the month of April.
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This is according to Google Philippines, which recapped the most searched terms and queries that topped curiosity of Filipinos while under community quarantine.
“Recipes, bread, and cake all surged to a record high during the month,” the Internet firm said in a news bulletin.
The following searches spiked +5,000%:
- “Dalgona coffee recipe instant coffee”
- “Puto pao recipe”
- “How to make condensed milk cake”.
Searches that spiked +3,250%.
- “Sotanghon guisado recipe”
The most searched recipe terms are:
- Carbonara recipe
- Maja blanca recipe
- Pancake recipe
- Banana cake recipe
- Puto recipe
- Menudo recipe
- Leche flan recipe
- Pandesal recipe
- Chicken curry recipe
- Dalgona coffee recipe
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Meanwhile, coronavirus was the 5th most searched term in the Philippines during April (behind YouTube, “Facebook”, “Translate” and “MP3”). Search interest for the pandemic surged to a new high nationally, peaking on April 13.
- The region with the highest search interest over April is Central Visayas, followed by Eastern Visayas and Caraga.
- Among other trending topics over the month is the Department of Social Welfare and Development, which reached an all time high on 5 April.
Most searched questions for coronavirus in April
- What is coronavirus?
- Is coronavirus airborne?
- Is there a cure for coronavirus?
- How many cases of coronavirus in the Philippines?
- When will coronavirus end?
- How to prevent coronavirus?
- What country has no coronavirus?
- When did coronavirus start?
- How to know if you have coronavirus?
- How does Taiwan control coronavirus?
Most searched coronavirus-related terms in April
- Coronavirus update
- Coronavirus Philippines
- Worldometer coronavirus
- Coronavirus symptoms
- Coronavirus stats
- Coronavirus cases
- Coronavirus death toll
- Coronavirus vaccine
- Italy coronavirus
- Coronavirus USA
Regions as ranked by search interest for coronavirus in April
- Central Visayas
- Eastern Visayas
- Caraga
- Northern Mindanao
- Zamboanga Peninsula
- Western Visayas
- Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
- Cordillera Administrative Region
- Metro Manila
- Davao Region