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Filipino cuisine is composed of the cuisines of more than a hundred distinct ethnolinguistic groups found throughout the Philippine archipelago.A majority of mainstream Filipino dishes that comprise Filipino cuisine are from the food traditions of various ethnolinguistic groups and tribes of the archipelago, including the Ilocano, Pangasinan, Kapampangan, Tagalog, Bicolano, Visayan, Chavacano ...
As food staples, three crops dominate - rice, corn, and yam-sweet potato group. Other crops are considered as complements, snack foods or seasonal. [3] Rice Referred to as palay, it is considered the traditional staple food in the Philippines it being consumed by about three-fourths of the population.
[1] [2] The Kapampangan kitchen is the biggest and most widely used room in the traditional Kapampangan household. [3] When the Philippines was under Spanish rule, Spanish friars and sailors taught Kapampangans the basics of Spanish cooking. [4] The Kapampangans were able to produce a unique blend that surprised the Spanish palate.
Pre-colonial Philippine cuisine is composed of food practices of the indigenous people of the Philippines. Different groups of people within the islands had access to different crops and resources which resulted in differences in the way cooking was practiced.
In general, the átang is known as a food offering intended for the dead and to drive away evil and malevolent spirits. [2] It plays an important role in Ilocano culture, as Ilocanos generally believe that spirits or anito live among them, either of the dead or of other worlds, who need to be appeased whenever they are disturbed or offended. [1]
The culture of the Philippines is characterized by cultural and ethnic diversity. [1] Although the multiple ethnic groups of the Philippine archipelago have only recently established a shared Filipino national identity, [2] their cultures were all shaped by the geography and history of the region, [3] [4] and by centuries of interaction with neighboring cultures, and colonial powers.
A common street food most often made from the meat of cuttlefish or pollock and served with a sweet and spicy sauce or with a thick dark brown sweet and sour sauce. Isaw: A street food made from barbecued pig or chicken intestines. Another variant is deep-fried breaded chicken intestine. Patupat (or Pusô)
The traditional puto made with galapong is sometimes referred to as putong puti ("white puto") or putong bigas ("rice puto) to distinguish it from other dishes also called puto. [6] [7] It is also similar to potu in Guam. [8] Modern variants of puto may also use non-traditional ingredients like ube , vanilla, or chocolate.