Indigenous Cuisine
This traditional Filipino sour stew can be made with fish, meat, fowl, or prawns and is known for being refreshing in hot weather.
What is sinigang?
Pancit, a popular noodle dish in the Philippines, originated from this country.
What is China?
Filipino food often reflects this combination of trade, colonization, and adaptation.
What is history?
Indigenous Filipino cuisine often uses these flavoring condiments, including bagoong and calamansi.
What are shrimp paste and native lime?
The Spanish colonizers introduced festive dishes like paella and mechado, as well as this Christmas ham.
What is jamon en dulce?
Filipino indigenous cuisine is rated highly by nutritionists because of its low fat and high levels of these nutrients.
What are carbohydrates and protein?
This vegetable dish from the Philippines combines taro leaves with coconut milk and chili.
What is laing?
American colonization brought fast food into the Philippines, including this fried favorite.
What is fried chicken?
True or False: Indigenous cuisine is only found in rural areas and is disappearing due to fast food.
What is false?
Name the indigenous Filipino dish that uses palm vinegar to marinate fresh fish and condiments.
What is kinilaw?
Returning Filipino workers from the Middle East introduced this popular dish, made with skewered meat.
What is shawarma?
This Filipino festival dish is often a full-grown pig roasted over coals and stuffed with lemongrass or tamarind.
What is lechon?