Interesting Reads about Filipino Food and Culture
A lot of articles have been written about Filipino food and culture over the years, and I want to compile those that interest me and share them with you.
Matter of Taste by Matthew Sutherland
I got this article as an email, googled it and found that it's in a lot Filipino blogs on food and culture. This was written in 1999 by an Englishman expatriate in the Philippines. The article is quite long, so I split it into 2 - this part 1 is about popular Filipino cuisine, like an outsider's take on our food culture. Funny, entertaining and interesting, so read on...Matter of Taste 2 by Matthew Sutherland
What's In A Name? This article is the second part of the email I got with the title Matter of Taste by Matthew Sutherland. It tackles the name culture of Filipinos, which I can totally relate to since I, myself, have a doorbell name. This article is really amusing, so read and enjoy! Hierarchy of Pork Blog by Anthony Bourdain
Chef Anthony Bourdain is the popular host of the show No Reservations on the Travel Channel. He did a show on Filipino cuisine and ranked the Cebu Lechon as the "best roasted pig he's ever had" - read about it here... Bizarre Foods Blog - Philippines by Andrew Zimmern
Andrew Zimmern, chef, writer and host of the show Bizarre Foods on the Travel Channel did a show on the Philippines, where he featured the street food in Quiapo, the Balut in Pateros and worms and frogs in Angono. The blog is mostly about his experiences and observations on this trip and not much on the bizarre foods he had there - well, you will have to watch the show to see them...
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