The American settlement in the Philippines began during the Spanish colonial

period. After Americans defeated in the Spanish-American War in 1898, the

Spanish ceded to the United States. From that time through 1946 — the year the
Philippines gained independence, the Americans influenced Filipinos with iconic
American foods like burgers, as well as canned meat like corned beef and Spam.
They also introduced technology like microwave and fridge. Moreover, they
brought in the fast-food culture and the Philippines later adapted it by opening
Jollibee, a Philippine original hamburger joint equivalent of McDonald’s.
Filipino American cuisine has been present in America ever since Filipinos moved there, but only
recently[when?] have they[who?] come down from underneath and people started enjoying the meat-based,
flavorful, and fried food that is known as Filipino food.[1] Filipino food has gone through its evolution of
adapting other cultures' food practices into their own, or borrowing the food concept into their own.[2]
Filipinos took their food and debut it as they came to the America by presenting it in catering and
opening up the Philippines' most popular food chain, Jollibee.[1] There is also a long list of different
Filipino types of dishes that represent Filipino Americans

American influence[edit]
American influence on Filipino food is how some authentic meal was turned into a frozen, defrost,
cook it however one pleases, and enjoy.[4] This technique was used on Filipino dishes when Marigold
Commodities Corporation teamed up with Ditta Meat Food Service Company to create these frozen
Filipino meals.[4] They started in Austin, Texas, and released only a few dishes that would present
incorporate the meat of America with the flavors of the Philippines to create Filipino American food.[4]
Types of food[edit]
There were four of these Americanized Filipino dishes released into Texas under the work of
Marigold Commodities and Ditta Meat Food Service.[4] One was beef tapa, created by using Texas
meat, ingredients such as garlic, citrus flavors, and soy sauce to marinate it, and finish it off by
putting it on the grill or to fry it in a pan.[4] Another dish is the pork longaniza and to sum it up as a
whole, imagine sausage links, but Filipino style. Then the last 2 are called tocino, but the difference
is chicken and pork meat.[4]
Ang kultura ng pilipinas ay naiimpluwensyahan ng napakaraming bansa, tulad ng malay, spanish,
chinese, at american. Ang bawat isa ay may kani-kanilang mga kwento, at ang kasaysayan ng
impluwensyang amerikano sa ating lutuin ay mas kamakailan, na kung saan ay may kinalaman sa
kanilang trabaho sa ating mga isla. mga de-latang produkto, isang pangangailangan sa panahon ng
giyera. Ipinakilala nila sa amin ang pagkain ng kaginhawaan, na kung saan ay mahalaga sa panahong
iyon: presyon ng pagluluto, pagyeyelo, paunang pagluluto, pag-canning. Ito ay ang imperyalismong
pangkultura at malambot na lakas na nagtatrabaho; sa lalong madaling panahon kami ay nai-hook sa
mga perpektong paraan ng west. Nagmahal kami kay mickey mouse, sa hollywood, at lahat ng inaalok ni
tiyo sam — kasama ang mga burger at fries.

Chains were big then and remain influential for many reasons.
The flavors we are now accustomed to ensure that we keep
coming back to the same counters, and the fact that these logos
symbolize treats “from abroad”. Popularity stems from nostalgia,
and American food has become so familiar to us, that it might
even be the comfort food we first think of, or what we cook at
home. That stubborn phrase colonial mentality has a lot to do with
it too; we love whatever is new and foreign, and would give
whatever money we had to something everyone else was talking
about. KFC, Mcdonald’s, Burger King all enjoy crowds and hordes
of people, and you can just imagine what will happen when places
like Pink’s or Halal Guys open their doors here.
Ang ibig sabihin ng colonial mentality ay ang pag-uugali ng mga Pilipino
kung saan mas tinatangkilik nila ang kultura at produkto ng ibang
bansa. Ang colonial mentality ay may malaking dulot sa kultura ng isang
bansa. Kaugnay nito, ang karagdagang detalye tungkol sa ibig sabihin ng
colonial mentality ay narito.

 Ang colonial mentality ay ang pag-uugali ng mga Pilipino kung saan

mas ninanais nilang magkaroon ng kultura na mayroon sa ibang mga
bansa.
 Dahil sa colonial mentality, nababago ang mentalidad ng isang bansa
ukol sa tradisyonal at orihinal na kultura nito.
 Ang dahilan ng colonial mentality sa Pilipinas ay ang pagiging kolonidad
nito ng iba't ibang bansa kagaya ng Espanya, Estados Unidos at Japan.
 Dahil sa pananakop ng mga ito, naimpluwensiyahan nila ang kultura ng
Pilipinas.
 Ang isang halimbawa ng colonial mentality ay ang pagtangkilik sa mga
produkto ng ibang bansa o ang tinatawag na mga "imported products".

But, you may think, the Philippines is a Third World country with more than 90
percent of the population living below the poverty line, so how can the majority
afford expensive ingredients like the morcilla in fabada or the ham hock and
chorizo de Bilbao in pucher Taking photos of our food before we eat is a sure sign of how social
media has infiltrated our dining experience. — PP

Boba (or bubble) tea, spicy ramen, cheesy fried chicken, and many other food trends
come and go.

What do they all have in common though?

For one thing, they are made viral through the media, more often in social media such as
Facebook and Instagram.

Secondly, the majority of these foods are unhealthy.

Do you know that social media can influence the way you eat and your choice of food?

Be a discerning consumer – do not be unduly influenced by food trends spread through

social media.

In this digital age especially, our eating habits and decision-making processes are, to a
large extent, determined by numerous smartphone apps, television programmes and
social media.
Cases in point: the social media ritual of taking pictures of your food before actually eating
it, people lining up for hours to buy the latest food or drink that is all the rage online, and
even live-streaming their lavish dinners!

These are mainly driven by the chase for “likes” and comments – the instant gratification
of virtual attention.

Sure, the occasional food-hunt with friends may not be harmful, but we need to be
cautious about how much influence social media has on our dietary intake and how not to
be misguided.

Although they may be more tech-savvy, the younger generation is also easily swayed by
these food trends as shown by the 2017 National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS)
on adolescent health.

Social media (37%) and television (36.7%) were reported as the main media sources
affecting the dietary pattern of adolescents from Year Four to Form Five.

Why the worry?

The Roman saying “We eat first with our eyes” points us to the issue at hand.

Our sight is the first sense involved in the process of eating, even before smell and taste.

We like looking at colourful and beautifully decorated meals, and social media has made
it easier with just a few taps on the screen.

This urge to look at food is what scientists call “visual hunger”, which leads to “external
eating”, where the sight or smell of food (external cues) arouses the craving to eat,
despite the absence of physical hunger (internal cues).

External eating is linked to overeating and this may result in the rise of obesity.

Moreover, food trends are usually catered to indulge our senses. That is how we are
persuaded into becoming repeat customers.

However, the scary facts are that the boba tea you love so much may contain up to 20
spoonfuls of sugar, the cheesy fried chicken is high in fat and calories, and that
deliciously spicy ramen may upset your stomach and lead to a bad date with the toilet.
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