Filipino Food
By Jemilah
Filipino Food
FOOD
Adobo
Laing
Turon
Turon is fried banana with jackfruit wrapped in lumpia spring roll wrapper. It is a sweet snack. Sometimes it is sprinkled with brown sugar on top for a glaze.
Interview
Are there some foods that are essential to your culture? What are they, and why are they important?
Lumpia – like spring rolls but don’t cook the spring roll wrapper just wrapped in wrapper, unique, healthy.
Pancit – noodles
Rice pudding
Do some foods make you feel like you are in your homeland or take you back to your childhood?
Taho – with vanilla extract
Fish balls - served with soy sauce for dipping, usually sold on streets
Who usually grows food in your culture?
People within the province (community), if you have land that is big enough you can grow veggies and other stock there.
Who usually cooks food in your culture?
The kids.
Which foods do you eat only on special occassions?
Pancit and Filipino spaghetti.
Are there particular pieces of equipment you use in growing, preparing and sharing food?
No, normal cooking appliances are used.
When is the main meal of the day, and how do people usually share meals?
Dinner, in the pot or cookware the meal was cooked in and the dish will be shared.
Everyday foods
Special Occassion foods
Christmas - families may gather to eat lumpia (spring rolls), and drink tsokolate (a native chocolate drink), salabat (ginger tea) and Puto Bumbong.
Preparation of food
Importance of food within culture
This meal is very nutritious as provides, vegetables an protein and it is fun for a kid to eat and it is commonly cooked food within the Philippines.