Burnay is made from a special kind of clay mined on Mira Hills, Vigan (Ilocos Sur). It is fired to attain the desired glaze. The traditional pottery has remained virtually unchanged for around two thousand years, believed to have originated in China.
Jars are being prepard for making basi, the traditionalwine of the Ilocanos made from upland sugarcane.
grains, and seeds. A modified burnay, one with a hole
at the bottom, is used in sprouting mungbeans ( togue').

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