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The evolution of Filipino food can be traced back to the earliest inhabitants, where the food preparation was mostly by boiling, roasting or steaming, the Malays had a heavy influence here and in a way started the gastro wheel turning.
Other Asian influences crept in, mainly from the Chinese, Indonesians and Indians, who were major trading partners, they all made a huge impact in the start of the Philippines food evolution. Each ethnicity brought it's own unique influence as did the Spanish.
The Spanish legacy in the Philippines was a long one and a lot of the spices and sauces found there way into Philippines food. Natural preservatives like vinegar was also introduced and became accepted into the Philippines cuisine.
The final major influences were the American and Japanese. Being colonised by both countries in the beginning of the 20th Century, I guess there heavy influence was inevitable.
Staples of Philippines Food
This will be no shock to you, but the staple food of the Philippines is, wait for it, yes you guessed right if you said rice.Boiled rice plays a major role in most Filipino meals, any leftovers are normally fried with spices. Commonly sauces are added with either vegetables, beef, chicken, pork or seafood.
Breakfast meals often have rice as a base as well with the odd egg or rash of bacon thrown in.
There also a number of rice based desserts, which are uniquely Filipino.
Philippines Food - Regional Specialties
Although the basis of Filipino food is common throughout the 7,107 islands, some regions are known for specific flavours or particular cuisines.The region to the south of Luzon Bicol is well know for it's spices and peppers and a particular dish called Bicol Express
Fresh vegetables from Mountain Province.
Capiz on the island of Panay in the Western Visayas has been dubbed the seafood capital of the Philippines.
There are many more specialty areas with there own developed and traditional Philippines food.
Popular Filipino Cuisine
Would have to be one of the most common and popular dishes in the Philippines. Usually, but not limited to, pork or chicken which is cooked in soy sauce, vinegar, garlic and pepper. Adobo would have to come close to being the Philippines National dish.
A thick rice soup with chicken pieces, flavoured with ginger, garlic and onions.
Bangus is the Philippines National fish, milkfish. It is usually grilled.
A pork dish, cooked in coconut milk with green peppers, very spicy.
Oxtail soup, with marrow and vegetables.
A stew consisting of goats meat, you can also use beef, pork or chicken, with peas and paprika. Has Spanish origins.
Shelled prawns battered and deep fried with tails left on.
Can be a stew or a roast of chicken or pork offal with fresh blood, seasoned with peppercorns and vinegar and served with rice.
Seasoned mince meat rolled in foil like a sausage and baked.
From Chinese origin, the rump of ham or pork cooked with garlic, water, soy, brown sugar and other spices.
Grilled meat of any kind and seafood.
Steamed rice
Oxtail or beef shanks stewed in peanut sauce with vegetables, onions or garlic.
Raw seafood or any fish, marinated with either vinegar or kalamansi juice.
The fiesta dish! Roasted suckling pig served with liver sauce.
Deep fried pork.
Philippine style spring rolls, with meat and vegetables.
Stew made from chopped pork or liver with potatoes and other vegetables.
braised beef.
A rice dish with chicken, ham, pork, sausages, seafood and vegetables.
Noodles.
Noodles with pork and vegetables.
Thin fried noodles wuth meat and vegetables.
Soup which is soured. The soup can be either, vegetable, meat or seafood.
Stew of meat and fish pieces flavoured with ginger, onions and garlic with vegetables.
This is but a tiny list of some of the Philippines food. Philippines food really has evolved over time and will keep evolving.
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