/ Asian Food Primer: Introduction / Asian Food Primer: Filipino Food Cite Asian Food Primer: Filipino Food Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff by David Johnson As a crossroads, the Philippines has been influenced by many cultures. Chinese, Malay, Spanish, American, Indian, Arab, and even Mexican influences can be detected in Filipino cooking. Common ingredients: fish, beef, pork, chicken, rice, soybeans, corn, coconuts, pineapples, melons, spices Popular dishes: lechon (roast pork); sinegang (fish stew); pancit (noodles with meat and vegetables); fresh or fried lumpia (egg rolls); halo halo (milkshake with beans, gelatin, milk, shaved ice, fresh fruit, and ice cream); lecheflan (custard); dinaguan (soup); adobo (chicken and pork stew); misua (angel hair noodle soup); coconut cake; Philippine fruit salad, mechado (Philippine beef stew) More Information: Infoplease Atlas: The Philippines Country Profile: The Philippines Timeline: Philippines History Asian Foods Guide Common ingredients and popular dishes of various cultures. Introduction East Asia ChinaJapanKoreaMongoliaTibet Pacific Region FijiHawaiiPapua New GuineaPolynesia South Asia BangladeshIndiaNepalSri Lanka Southeast Asia CambodiaIndonesiaLaosMalaysiaMyanmar• Philippines SingaporeThailandVietnam More Asian-American Features Sources + Our Common Sources ✖ See also: Asian Food Primer: Vietnamese Food
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff by David Johnson As a crossroads, the Philippines has been influenced by many cultures. Chinese, Malay, Spanish, American, Indian, Arab, and even Mexican influences can be detected in Filipino cooking. Common ingredients: fish, beef, pork, chicken, rice, soybeans, corn, coconuts, pineapples, melons, spices Popular dishes: lechon (roast pork); sinegang (fish stew); pancit (noodles with meat and vegetables); fresh or fried lumpia (egg rolls); halo halo (milkshake with beans, gelatin, milk, shaved ice, fresh fruit, and ice cream); lecheflan (custard); dinaguan (soup); adobo (chicken and pork stew); misua (angel hair noodle soup); coconut cake; Philippine fruit salad, mechado (Philippine beef stew) More Information: Infoplease Atlas: The Philippines Country Profile: The Philippines Timeline: Philippines History Asian Foods Guide Common ingredients and popular dishes of various cultures. Introduction East Asia ChinaJapanKoreaMongoliaTibet Pacific Region FijiHawaiiPapua New GuineaPolynesia South Asia BangladeshIndiaNepalSri Lanka Southeast Asia CambodiaIndonesiaLaosMalaysiaMyanmar• Philippines SingaporeThailandVietnam More Asian-American Features Sources + Our Common Sources
