When it comes to food in the Philippines has everything - a fabulous mix of international cuisine, plus your house specialty.
Background
As a result of its successful mix of Eastern and Western culture and cuisine, the Philippines as the melting pot of Asia. Filipino food is the result of Malay, Chinese and Spanish influences for over 400 years. These influences, together with Filipino ingenuity, has a range of foods, which is fully createddiffers from Asian neighbors like Thailand, China, Korea and Japan.
Some people say that Filipino food is bland compared with other Asian dishes, especially the hot and spicy Thai food. However, going forward with the hot spices makes food taste delicious Filipino ITS without having to develop more eye burning irrigation Red Hot Chili. The food is very mild Philippine suitable for people with sensitive taste and gratefulGems.
Filipinos love to eat and, as in other Asian countries, rice is the staple food and is served with most meals. Filipinos usually eat three meals a day plus a morning and afternoon tea called merienda that "Snack literally. These "snacks" are not often seen as a filling main meals.
In the Philippines, you can not escape the temptations of food law, you are literally surrounded by it. Stroll the beach and have the opportunities that are suppliers to sellall matters relating to the grid Balut - cooked chicken or duck eggs unhatched.
Filipino restaurants come in many forms, from stalls along the road or small cafeterias, large restaurants, including the fish market in Ermita, where not only your fish, but also cooked as you like.
Regional diversity
Many regions in the Philippines are known for certain foods: Bicol is famous for the Bicol Express, a plate of pork of fire for its Pampanga Tocino, a honey cured meat;Leyte for their glutinous rice in banana leaf (even if it is wrapped in the Philippines now common). If you travel to different regions of the Philippines will pay the local specialties - you will be pleasantly surprised.
Main Courses
Many dishes are asked to describe how they are cooked. For example, meat stewed in vinegar and garlic adobo; Kilawin is raw fish, is Sinigang sour soup.
Here is a brief list of Filipino foodDelights:
Adobo: probably the most popular dish in the Philippines. And 'Pork and / or chicken (sometimes fish and vegetables) in vinegar and spices.
Arroz Caldo: the Filipino version of Chinese congee - a thick rice soup with chicken, spiced with ginger and garlic. It is usually served with a dash of calamansi.
Bangus: Philippines National fish, milkfish. It is usually served grilled and is often without bones.
Bulala:Beef shank bone with pumpkin gnocchi and vegetables.
Caldereta: goat stew.
Pancit canton noodles with pork and vegetables.
Tinola chicken: chicken braised with ginger, onion and garlic, served with vegetables.
Sinigang: soup with tamarind and bitter patis (fish sauce). The soup can be either vegetable, meat or fish.
Lechon Kawali Sat: pork roast.
Crispy Pata: Deep Fried pork leg with a very crispSkin.
Kinilaw: raw seafood, marinated in vinegar or juice of calamansi either.
And of course there are famous sweet Filipino. Here are some:
Halo Halo (known as the Queen of desserts) - an exotic blend of fruits, vegetables, coconuts, all stacked in colorful shaved ice and ice cream topped with a Dob.
Bibingka: a popular milk sweet rice pudding, sugar and coconut.
CassavaCake: cassava land, a little 'as the root of sweet potato starch.
Worldwide Kitchen
The Philippines is also a showcase of world cuisine. You do not have to go far for food from other Asian countries, as well as the best from Europe, America and even Australia.
And in the Philippines has lost the fast-food chains are. Here you will find McDonald's and KFC, more typical of Philippine fast food chain, Jollibee. Jollibee is an American fast-foodChain, a pseudo-association of McDonald's and KFC, but usually the most genuine Filipino tradition.
And there is Max's Restaurant - "The House That Fried Chicken" Built - that is active since 1945, even longer than the KFC franchise.
So there you have it! The Philippines has more ... is rich in history, nightlife, tropical islands, white sandy beaches, delicious cuisine and even his own western fast food chains.
All this awaits you around the corner. Comeand see now!
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