50 Foods That Define The Philippines

[Nichibun]

Bakit hindi sikat sa abroad ang Filipino cuisine? wala masyado akong nakikita na Filipino restaurant unlike Thai, Vietnamese, Indian and Chinese.

Generally unhealthy and lacks presentation.

[Pom]

Generally unhealthy and lacks presentation.

Totoo..sana kung maganda yung presentation niya hindi lang Pilipino ang kakain. Masarap kung masarap ang pagkain natin pero sa presentation at preparation tayo natatalo ng mga karatig bansa natin.

[gotta lick it]

Totoo..sana kung maganda yung presentation niya hindi lang Pilipino ang kakain. Masarap kung masarap ang pagkain natin pero sa presentation at preparation tayo natatalo ng mga karatig bansa natin.

this may sound racist but Filipino food is basically peasant food, mostly stewed, fried and grilled. those 4 nationalities previously mentioned on a certain time had a monarchy system. thats why their food presentation is went a step higher. but those countries also have their own peasant food. the closes we got to a monarchy are the frairs who also ate like peasants.









pero wala pa ring tatalo sa lasang pinoy. sabaw o sauce pa lang ulam na.

[jade_roswell]

Mostly kasi ng Filipino restaurants abroad, karinderia style.

[mccallister]

I don't like the idea of giving foreign names to Filipino dishes. for example, lumpiang shanghai. hindi naman talaga ito originally from Shanghai. yesthe wrpper is chinese in origin but the ingredients is probably Filipino in origin. Hindi ito nawawala sa mga handaan na kahit anong occasion ma-local o mapa-abroad.

[mccallister]

some of the foods listed are foreign in origin like leche plan which is commonly known as custard. taho is just soft tofu that is sold with different flavors in any grocery stores in the West. Camaro rebosado is tempura. we gave it Spanish name when in fact it is not the way it is being cooked in Spain. May arroz caldo sa listahan pero walnag goto which is oginally Pinoy invention and found in all carinderias you can find in the country.

[mccallister]

dinuguan, kare-kare and balut should be in top 5. whenever these dishes are presented in western media, the name of our country is always being mentioned.

[Pom]

some of the foods listed are foreign in origin like leche plan which is commonly known as custard. taho is just soft tofu that is sold with different flavors in any grocery stores in the West. Camaro rebosado is tempura. we gave it Spanish name when in fact it is not the way it is being cooked in Spain. May arroz caldo sa listahan pero walnag goto which is oginally Pinoy invention and found in all carinderias you can find in the country.

Sa tingin ko ang reason niyan kung bakit hindi nasama yung talagang typical Filipino food na dapat asa TOP 10/5 kasi ang mga nagjudge niyan base sa panlasa ng mga foreigner at hindi sa panlasa ng PINOY. Magtataka ka na lang na yung iba hindi common pero napunta sa pinakamataas na posisyon.

[Pom]

this may sound racist but Filipino food is basically peasant food, mostly stewed, fried and grilled. those 4 nationalities previously mentioned on a certain time had a monarchy system. thats why their food presentation is went a step higher. but those countries also have their own peasant food. the closes we got to a monarchy are the frairs who also ate like peasants.









pero wala pa ring tatalo sa lasang pinoy. sabaw o sauce pa lang ulam na.

Pero presentable pa rin karamihan. Yun yung maririnig mo sa ibang lahi. Unlike sa atin pag may ibang lahing nakakita parang nasusuka na sila kahit hindi pa nila natitikman.

Masarap ang Pagkain natin. Walang tatalo sa kahit na anong bansa pa iyan. Kaya nakapagtataka lang na hindi siya kilala ng karamihan sa buong mundo. Saka tama ka sabaw or sauce pa lang ulam na.

[mccallister]

Sa tingin ko ang reason niyan kung bakit hindi nasama yung talagang typical Filipino food na dapat asa TOP 10/5 kasi ang mga nagjudge niyan base sa panlasa ng mga foreigner at hindi sa panlasa ng PINOY. Magtataka ka na lang na yung iba hindi common pero napunta sa pinakamataas na posisyon.

If the judge were foreigners, maybe they missed a lot of delicious Pinoy foods. I wonder how they came up with the list. Ang alam ko ang mga food critics ay bumubisita sa mga restaurant. Majority of those foods are not even sold in Pinoy restaurant abroad. or maybe the food critics went to different places in our country but they missed a lot.....

[Pom]

If the judge were foreigners, maybe they missed a lot of delicious Pinoy foods. I wonder how they came up with the list. Ang alam ko ang mga food critics ay bumubisita sa mga restaurant. Majority of those foods are not even sold in Pinoy restaurant abroad. or maybe the food critics went to different places in our country but they missed a lot.....

I think food critics were still foreigner and went to different restaurant here in our country that's why some of our majority or usual foods we have were not mentioned in the food list. Well this is just my guess. I maybe wrong. But if they were typical Pinoy i believed those list mentioned will not be the same.

Kaya nga hindi ko alam kung anong criteria nila sa pagsasabi na iyon talaga ang "50 Foods that Define the Philippines."

[chupamae]

Problem kasi sa Filipino food masarap Lang pag may beer. Kailangan tamaan ka para sumarap.

Ang naghahari sa pinas mga Chinese Resto. May dahilan bakit lagi kinakainan yan. Marunong sila gumamit ng vetsin. Meron art sa pag-gamit ng monosodium glutamate.

[gotta lick it]

I think food critics were still foreigner and went to different restaurant here in our country that's why some of our majority or usual foods we have were not mentioned in the food list. Well this is just my guess. I maybe wrong. But if they were typical Pinoy i believed those list mentioned will not be the same.

Kaya nga hindi ko alam kung anong criteria nila sa pagsasabi na iyon talaga ang "50 Foods that Define the Philippines."

the authors of the CNNGo article are not foriegners but Filipinos, Miada Pineda and Candice Lopez Quimpo. so, this article was based on the Filipino palette.

again, the authors tried to make the selection as regionally diversified as possible to be able to define the Philippines. sadly, they could only come up with one cuisine, panga ng tuna, from the Mindanao area.

[gotta lick it]

Problem kasi sa Filipino food masarap Lang pag may beer. Kailangan tamaan ka para sumarap.

Ang naghahari sa pinas mga Chinese Resto. May dahilan bakit lagi kinakainan yan. Marunong sila gumamit ng vetsin. Meron art sa pag-gamit ng monosodium glutamate.

... not everbody enjoys Chinese food here in the Philippines. most of the Chinese restaurants here serve Kowloon style cuisine, stirred fired, covered with oil based sauce and served hot.

now, if one is going out for a meal why eat at restaurant that serves Filipino food which you could cook at home ... pizza anyone??





OnT: "50 food is not enough to define the Philippines" and these are some of the dishes that may add the list:





Papaitan
a very bitter ginger and pepper soup with cattle fatty innards and fresh bile from the gall bladder. it originated from the Ilocos region. later a goat variation was developed. best paired with beer.





soup#5
this dish may have been conceived from tondo, manila near the slaughter house of bitas. its basically a fatty ginger and pepper vegetable soup with the genetials of a bull but variations were developed which includes pig, goat, and carabao. again, it goes well with beer.

[chupamae]

[I]... not everbody enjoys Chinese food here in the Philippines. most of the Chinese restaurants here serve Kowloon style cuisine, stirred fired, covered with oil based sauce and served hot.

Kaso laging puno mga chinese resto sa gabi eh. Lalo na sa greenhills, connecticut and annapolis street.

now, if one is going out for a meal why eat at restaurant that serves Filipino food which you could cook at home ... pizza anyone??

Kung susundin ko yung logic mo....Dapat ang mga amerkano kakain ng ibang putahe dahil sawa na sila sa american food? Ganun din ba ang italians sawa na sa pagkain nila?

Kasi kung masarap talaga filipino food dapat nagkakandarapa mga foreigner sa pagkain pinoy. Hindi nagsisinungaling kung sino resto ang napupuno araw-araw.

Ang noypi kasi ang alam lang lutuin puro baboy. Sisig, lechon kawali, sinigang na baboy, bopis....Hindi ako muslim but yuuuuckkkk. Pagkaing lasengo at lutong preso.

[nikkilove]

They like our food, we have american friends who love our lumpia, pork and chicken barbecue, adobo and sinigang,

kaso lang Pinoy food kasi is masyadong nakakapagod iprepare, and would need rice as terno, which Americans dont like, don pa lang, parang biased na agad against Pinoy foods ang Western tongues,

anyway, Pinoy food is for Pinoys, and its the best food for me in the world, mawala na lahat wag lang adobo, kare kare, menudo, sinigang, inihaw etc.

[chupamae]

^
Yang setting na sinasabi mo sa bahay yan. Syempre nag-pakain ka so sasabihin gusto nila. Kung baga thank you.

Sa resto hindi na sila mahihirap mag-antay iprepare ang food. Pero bakit hindi dinudumog ang filipino resto ng ibang lahi.

Hindi talaga katerno ng rice ang dinuguan, sisig, bopis, lechon kawali kasi beer ang kamatch nyan.

Agree ako na masarap ang adobo manok, tinola manok and pancit malabon.

Pag dating sa dessert doon ko masasabi masarap ang gawa ng pinoy. Wa-class nga lang packaging.

[fatgrrl_slim]

Kaso laging puno mga chinese resto sa gabi eh. Lalo na sa greenhills, connecticut and annapolis street.



Kung susundin ko yung logic mo....Dapat ang mga amerkano kakain ng ibang putahe dahil sawa na sila sa american food? Ganun din ba ang italians sawa na sa pagkain nila?

Kasi kung masarap talaga filipino food dapat nagkakandarapa mga foreigner sa pagkain pinoy. Hindi nagsisinungaling kung sino resto ang napupuno araw-araw.

Ang noypi kasi ang alam lang lutuin puro baboy. Sisig, lechon kawali, sinigang na baboy, bopis....Hindi ako muslim but yuuuuckkkk. Pagkaing lasengo at lutong preso.

I think you're generalizing too much. Unang-una, karamihan sa Chinese resto na sinasabi mong napupuno araw-araw, naka-adjust na ang lasa ng pagkain nila sa panlasang Pinoy. Pag kumain ka sa tunay na Chinese resto, iba ang lasa ng pagkain doon. Secondly, factor din yung laki ng servings. Notice na karamihan sa kumakain sa Chinese resto, mga big groups. Mas mura kasi kung tutuusin dahil ang isang serving kasya na sa ilang tao.

I know of a certain Chinese restaurant chain na laging puno araw-araw pero hindi ko talaga maintindihan kung bakit tinatangkilik sya dahil hindi naman kasarapan ang lasa ng food nila at para kang high pagkatapos kumain dahil sa vetsin. Minsan, dinadaan rin sa pangalan kaya pinapasok ng tao.

I personally think that foreigners are not enticed to eat Pinoy food kasi hindi sya visually appealing. Pero once na matikman na nila, more often than not, they'd like it. I have non-Pinoy friends na ultimo bagoong na hindi na nga visually appealing, hindi pa maganda ang amoy, gustong-gusto nila once na natikman na nila.

Kanya-kanyang taste lang yan. Kung ikaw kailangan mo pa ng beer para masarapan ka sa pagkaing Pinoy, ako naman hindi masarapan sa beer kaya kung sasabayan ko ng beer ang sisig o lechon kawali ko, masisira ang panlasa ko.

Lastly, if you think Pinoy cuisine is nothing but pork, then most probably limited lang ang exposure mo sa pagkaing Pinoy. Maraming regions sa Pinas - Ilocos, for one - hindi pork ang main ingredient sa mga pagkaing sikat sa kanila.

[kelunji]

... not everbody enjoys Chinese food here in the Philippines. most of the Chinese restaurants here serve Kowloon style cuisine, stirred fired, covered with oil based sauce and served hot.

now, if one is going out for a meal why eat at restaurant that serves Filipino food which you could cook at home ... pizza anyone??

Yeah, bakit nga naman ako lalabas pa para kumain ng pagkaing Pinoy eh lagi ko naman yan kinakain sa bahay? Kaya punuan ang mga Chinese restaurants kasi gusto ng mga parokyano na Pinoy na maiba naman ang kainin. Mga Koreans at Amerikano lang ang kahit nasa labas ng mga bansa nila, McDo at Korean resto pa rin ang kinakainan. Its not about nationalism/pride or tastiness (or lack of it), gusto lang nila ng variety.

[chupamae]

fatgrrl_slim,

Ang sinasabi ko na chinese resto sa greenhills area: Choi garden, Crystal jade, Lugang Cafe and Annapolis seafood restaurant. (Kung napunta ka na jan sabihin mo sa akin kung malaki ba ang serving at mura )

Yung tinutukoy mo ata malaki serving eh big bowl sa tomas morato. Majority mga noypi kumakain doon kasi busog ang priority sa kanila.(eat all you kainin mentality) Hindi quality doon..Quantity.

Kayo ko sinabi about pork dahil majority pinagmamalaki ng pinoy eh baboy dish.

Nagsasabi lang ako ng totoo...Hindi nagsisinungaling ang mga restaurant sa pinas kung sino pinupuntahan.

Case in point yung razons. Nagtayo sa greenhills bumenta nung una, nung tinabihan ng isang maliit na chinese resto biglang nilangaw. Nagkaroon din sila ng branch sa banawe pero sarado na. (of all place sa banawe pa magtatayo na majority mga chinese nakatira)