Food culture of the Philippines

Culture of the Philippines

Blog post #1 

April 12 2015 

Izzy Reyes

The beautiful country of the Philippines is a Southeastern Asian island filled with wonderful beaches, breathtaking landscapes, and interesting food and people. The country is made up by over 7,000 islands with 100 million people populating it. With a huge population and many islands, the Philippines is filled with many different cultures and many different languages with Tagalog and English being the main dialect. Although the Philippines is a nice diverse country, the main culture and food is a mix between Spanish, Chinese, and Malaysian cultures. Malaysians brought in the spiciness and coconut dishes in the country, Chinese brought in the egg rolls, bean curds, and thin noodles to their dishes, and the Spanish introduced the sauteing and seasons such as garlic, onions, tomatoes, peppers, and vinegar. Since Spain occupied the Philippines for about 400 years, their food culture impacted the Philippines the most. Early Filipino dishes resemble a lot of the native dishes from Spain. In the Philippines many of the people who live there tend to eat about five to six meals a day. It is very common to have rice and a type of meat for their meal, and eating is a very important factor in order to be healthy according to a lot of Filipinos. What is also very common about eating a meal in the Philippines is that you always wash your hands. Of course a lot of cultures want you to wash your hands, but your hands are always your utensils in the Philippines. 

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http://www.livetradingnews.com/usdphp-philippines-peso-outlook-4-102044.htm

http://www.foodbycountry.com/Kazakhstan-to-South-Africa/Philippines.html

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http://www.bargaintravel4u.co.uk/philippines-holidays/