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Why Isn't Filipino Food More Popular? (Original Post) YoshidaYui Dec 2022 OP
It probably is, and varied. elleng Dec 2022 #1
Not many Filipino restaurants once you get off the west coast Warpy Dec 2022 #2
We have a food truck that I catch up with peacefreak2.0 Dec 2022 #3

elleng

(136,595 posts)
1. It probably is, and varied.
Sun Dec 18, 2022, 12:37 AM
Dec 2022

Filipino cuisine (Filipino: lutong Pilipino/pagkaing Pilipino) 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 compose 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 and Maranao ethnolinguistic groups. The styles of preparation and dishes associated with them have evolved over many centuries from a largely indigenous (largely Austronesian) base shared with maritime Southeast Asia with varied influences from Chinese, Spanish and American cuisines, in line with the major waves of influence that had enriched the cultures of the archipelago, as well as others adapted to indigenous ingredients and the local palate.[1]

Dishes range from the very simple, like a meal of fried salted fish and rice, to curries, to complex paellas and cozidos of Iberian origin made for fiestas. Popular dishes include: lechón[2] (whole roasted pig), longganisa (Philippine sausage), tapa (cured beef), torta (omelette), adobo (vinegar and soy sauce-based stew ), kaldereta (meat stewed in tomato sauce and liver paste), mechado (larded beef in soy and tomato sauce), pochero (beef and bananas in tomato sauce), afritada (chicken or beef and vegetables simmered in tomato sauce), kare-kare (oxtail and vegetables cooked in peanut sauce), pinakbet (kabocha squash, eggplant, beans, okra, and tomato stew flavored with shrimp paste), sinigang (meat or seafood in sour broth), pancit (noodles), and lumpia (fresh or fried spring rolls).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipino_cuisine

Warpy

(113,131 posts)
2. Not many Filipino restaurants once you get off the west coast
Sun Dec 18, 2022, 12:44 AM
Dec 2022

The only time I got it back in Boston was from the occasional stall at a street fair and I'd go looking for it so if you want to start a popular restaurant in Boston, start one of those.

peacefreak2.0

(1,029 posts)
3. We have a food truck that I catch up with
Sun Dec 18, 2022, 01:35 AM
Dec 2022

once in awhile. They made their last run before winter, so now I’m dreaming of pancit and empanadas til Spring.

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