You know when you're on a diet and you just kinda poke your fork at the salad, pretending to eat? That's 'tiltil'. Or like a bird pecking at grains. It’s the opposite of a fiesta plate; it’s eating with zero enthusiasm, just going through the motions. "Huwag mong tiltilin 'yang pagkain, ubusin mo!" is the battle cry of Filipino moms everywhere.