The Philippine cuisine combines Spanish - Mexican , Chinese , Indian , Japanese and American influences on the regional cuisines of the different ethnic groups in the Philippines have worked.
The Filipino cuisine, like the Philippines itself has evolved over the centuries under the influence of different cultures. It has been influenced by Chinese, Malaysian, the Spanish, and to a lesser extent by the American and Indian culture, which has resulted in a unique, multi-cultural mix of ingredients and dishes.
Some popular dishes include mechado, lechon (a whole roasted pig), longanisa (native sausage); tortas (egg wraps), Pan de sal (bread rolls), adobo (chicken and / or pork in garlic, soy sauce, and vinegar braised), kalderetang kambing (rich goat stew), kare-kare (oxtail, beef chunks and / or tripe cooked in peanut sauce ), sinigang (a tom yam - like dish), pancit ( stir-fried noodles), pinakbet (kabocha squash, eggplant, beans, okra, and tomato stew flavored with shrimp paste), lumpia (fresh or fried spring rolls s) and halo-halo (cold mixed fruit dessert).
Meals
Breakfast is modest, limited to a small scones with jam and coffee. For custom should merienda - ending snack afternoon siesta. The main meal is dinner eaten about 18-19 hours.
Typical dishes
The Filipino cuisine, like the Philippines itself has evolved over the centuries under the influence of different cultures. It has been influenced by Chinese, Malaysian, the Spanish, and to a lesser extent by the American and Indian culture, which has resulted in a unique, multi-cultural mix of ingredients and dishes.
Some popular dishes include mechado, lechon (a whole roasted pig), longanisa (native sausage); tortas (egg wraps), Pan de sal (bread rolls), adobo (chicken and / or pork in garlic, soy sauce, and vinegar braised), kalderetang kambing (rich goat stew), kare-kare (oxtail, beef chunks and / or tripe cooked in peanut sauce ), sinigang (a tom yam - like dish), pancit ( stir-fried noodles), pinakbet (kabocha squash, eggplant, beans, okra, and tomato stew flavored with shrimp paste), lumpia (fresh or fried spring rolls s) and halo-halo (cold mixed fruit dessert).
Meals
Breakfast is modest, limited to a small scones with jam and coffee. For custom should merienda - ending snack afternoon siesta. The main meal is dinner eaten about 18-19 hours.
Typical dishes
- lumpia - a kind of pancakes
- adobo - a dish of marinated meat
- rellenos - stuffed chicken
- sinigang - sour dish with seafood
- balut - duck egg with embryo
- kari-Karing - a kind of stew
- bibingka - rice cake
- cassava suman - cake with cassava
- puto - very sweet rice cake
History and Influences
The first influence in the Philippines at the time of pre-Hispanic , is felt in the preparation of certain foods by cooking in water, steaming, or roasting. These methods are applied to a wide range of foods ranging from carabao (water buffalo), beef, chicken and pork, to different types of seafood , fish , shellfish , etc.. The Malaysian cultivated the rice in Asia since 3200 BC. The trade routes in the pre-Hispanic took the China and India entering the diet Filipino uses Toyo ( soy sauce ) and yards ( fish sauce ), and the method of preparation of soup in Asian style.
The arrival of the Spaniards did you change some culinary customs, introducing the peppers , the tomato sauce, the corn and the method of sauteed with garlic called stew and now you can find the word defined to Filipino cuisine. The retained some food with vinegar and spices used today and is a method introduced by Spanish cuisine in local . Exist in Filipino cuisine adaptations of Spanish dishes that are very popular such as Paella which is a kind of paella in the Philippine version, local versions of sausage, pickle and marinade.
During the nineteenth century, Chinese cuisine began to exert its influence in the form of shops noodles that were first established throughout the country, sometimes the names are mixed thus has Lugaw (broth of rice and chicken) and sinangag or fried rice ).
Since the early twentieth century the advent of other cultures and other styles led to this moment you can feel the influence of American cuisine, French, Italian and Japanese, as well as the introduction of new processes cooking.
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