• Balut, Taho, Chicken Adobo, Pancit, or Kare Kare...what's your favorite Filipino food? Filipino food is a fusion of eastern and western cuisine that combines Chinese, European, American, Arab and Asian culinary influences. It consists mostly of vegetables, seafood, dairy, meat and rice that is usually boiled, roasted or broiled.Filipino Food Recipes: Filipino Recipes

  
  From the Lechon of Cebu, which Anthony Bourdain of No Reservations calls the leader in the Hierarchy of Pork,http://anthony-bourdain-blog.travelchannel.com/read/hierarchy-of-pork to the Buko Pie of Lagunahttp://www.thinkphilippines.com/life/the-buko-pie-of-san-pablo-laguna.html and the many versions of sticky rice, sinagang, or chicken tinolahttp://www.marketmanila.com/archives/tinola-a-la-mhai-mhai-victor many people look for Filipino food no matter where in the world they live.

• 1. Origin: Philippines AsianInfo.org: Filipino Food
  2. Most popular meat: pork AsianInfo.org: Filipino Food
  3. Typically served with: Rice or cassavaAsianInfo.org: Filipino Food
  4. Freshwater and saltwater fish are both used, depending on the regionAsianInfo.org: Filipino Food
  5. Adobo means to sauté in vinegar and garlicFilipino Kastila: Spanish Influence on Filipino Food
  6. Different provinces specialize in different dishes.

• Some Traditional Meals

  1. Chicken Adobo - a national dish of the Philippines made with chicken stew cooked in vinegar and garlic with a soy sauce flavoring. MoreFocus: Filipino Food and Culture
  2. Poncit, or Pancit - a noodle dish with sauteed shrimp that is either served with strips of sautéed pork, beef, sausage or as a vegetable dish MoreFocus: Filipino Food and Culture
  3. Kare-kare: an oxtail stew in peanut butter sauce that is served with bagoong or shrimp pasteMoreFocus: Filipino Food and Culture

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