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P e
n e i n t h
Cu is i
i pp i n e s
Ph i l
a n S i son
By: D a n s ala
a i eM a n
Le a M r c o s
e M a
Geraldin
 A cuisine is specific
set of cooking
traditions & practices,
often associated with
a specific culture or
region.
 Filipino cuisine is
composed of the cuisines
of more than a hundred
distinct ethno-linguistic
groups found throughout
the Philippine
archipelago.
 O R Y O F
H I ST
E F O O D
TH
IN T H E
I PP I N ES
PH I L
 3400 B.C.
• Earliest evidence of rice in
the Philippines was found
• in the Cagayan Valley
• Brought during an Indo-
Malaysia, Chinese, and
Vietnamese wave of
migration
 2nd century AD
China introduced:
• soy sauce
• fish sauce
• stir frying (method)
 1100 AD
The Philippines began
trading with India,
Thailand, and Japan. This
led to the creation of many
new Filipino dishes with
spices and flavors from
around the world.
 16th Century
The Spanish introduced
Filipinos Christmas feast
traditions such as relleno,
rice-meat dishes such as
paella and stews to the
Philippines.
 1940s-1950s
Boodle fight is a
militaristic style of
eating intoduced by
US Army. 
 20th century
Americans brought
iconic American foods,
like burgers, in addition
to technology like the
microwave and fridge.
 Present
Today, Filipinos
continue to enrich
and innovate their
cuisine.
 Popular Cuisine
in the Philippines
TOSILOG
• Tocino, Sinangang,
Pritong itLOG
• common Filipino
breakfast
Sinigang
• a delicious Filipino
comfort food and
makes for a hearty
hangover breakfast if
you had a few to many
Pilsens the night before
Kare - kare
• Kare-kare is a thick
stew made from oxtail,
vegetables, and a
peanut sauce.
• the word ‘kare’ is
derived from the
Filipino word for curry
 Sisig
• Pork sisig is most common
and it consists of chopped
up pig ears, jowls and
liver, onion, and chili
peppers delivered on a
sizzling hot skillet with a
raw egg on top.
Adobo
• often called the
national dish of the
Philippines
• The flavor is created
using vinegar, soy sauce,
garlic, bay leaves, and
black pepper.
Lechon
• Lechon is a broad term
that refers to a suckling
pig that has been
seasoned, skewered on
a bamboo pole, and
roasted whole over
charcoal. 
 Balut
It is basically just a boiled duck
egg. However, the duck eggs
used for Balut have been
fertilized and allowed to
incubate anywhere from 14 to
18 days. Ihe ideal incubation
period for the perfect balut is
17 days.
 Hal0 - halo
• Literally meaning “mix mix”
• main ingredients: shaved ice,
ice cream, and condensed milk.
• It could also include fruits such
as banana, sweetened red
beans, jellies, corn flakes, and
coconut strings, just to name a
few.
 L U E NC
INF
ES O F
IL I P IN O
F
FO O D
 JAPAN Filipino food is also heavily
influenced by the cuisine of its
different colonizers like the
Spanish, who ruled the
Philippines for 300 years, the
SPAIN Americans, who ruled the
Philippines for a number of
decades, the Japanese, who
ruled a few years during World
War II, and the British for a
couple of years (bringing along
Indian workers with them).
 There are also Mexican
influences as workers and
traders from the galleon
trades brought ingredients
and dishes to Philippine
shores. Plus, there are
native food from the
country’s Islamic regions,
which were influenced by
the neighbouring Southeast
Asian countries.
 I C S O F
BAS
FO O D
O M T H E
FR
LI P P I N ES
PH I
 1. Most Filipino dishes are named for
cooking techniques and not specific
ingredients or dishes. When ordering,
it’s better to be more specific
like chicken pork adobo.
2. Unlike the rest of Southeast
Asia, Filipino food is rarely
spicy. Instead, most Filipino
dishes are a combination of
salty, sour, sweet and bitter.
Most of the spicy dishes are found in just 2 main regions, the
province of Bicol and in the Muslim areas of Mindanao
 3. Among the flavours,
sourness is the most
prevalent in Filipino food.

Filipinos draw sour flavors from 3 main

sources, fruits, leaves and fermentation.
4. The Philippines has one of the
most varied selections of vinegar
in the world.

Varieties include coconut sap, pineapple, sugar

cane, palm, and banana among others.
5. The cuisine
is best
enjoyed with
rice.
6. Filipinos could eat as
much as 5-7 times a day.
Early breakfast, breakfast, morning snack, lunch,
afternoon snack, dinner, and pulutan (small bites while
drinking beer or hard liquor).
7. Filipino cuisine encourages
the use of sawsawan or
dipping sauces. 
This is usually a combination
of calamansi (Philippine lime), soy sauce, vinegar,
fish sauce, onions, garlic and chilies.
8. Traditionally, Filipino food is
best enjoyed using hands in
place of utensils.
This practice is called kamayan.
9. Filipino cuisine employs some
unique condiments

banana catsup, bagoong or guinamos and buro.
 10. Food is such a big part of Filipino
culture that you are usually greeted
with, “Kumain ka na ba?” (Have you
eaten?) and regardless of your answer,
the host will usually still bring you food,
especially if you visit someone’s home.
L u z o n
D is h e s
 Cuisine in Luzon vary based on the
regions but they all are easily
identified by the ingredients that are
local to each destination.
Pampanga is known as the Culinary
Capital of the Philippines while Bicol
region is known for spicy foods that
infuses coconut milk.
LUZON DISHES

•Adobo •Pansit
•Sinigang •
Laing
•Sisig •Halo-Halo
•Pinakbet
visay a s
Dis h es
Some of the tastiest and most
iconic Filipino dishes can be
found in Visayas. When you
think of lechon or roasted
whole pig, Cebu's lechon
comes to mind as the best in
the country. 
VISAYAS DISHES

•Lechon
•Batchoy
•Inasal
•SuToKil (Sugba, Tinola, Kinilaw)
 D A N A O
MIN
Di sh es
 Another island region
in the Philippines
blessed with access to
the freshest seafood is
Mindanao.
MINDANAO DISHES

•Inihaw na Panga
•Piyanggang Manok
•Sinuglaw (Sinugba, Kinilaw)
•Barbecue
References:

https://theworldinapocket.com/contentindex/vn569d8l71t9l03y4w40it8gvbsxw9

https://wanderingwheatleys.com/best-food-to-eat-in-the-philippines/

https://guidetothephilippines.ph/articles/history-culture/philippines-food-guide
THANK
YOU! 
By:
- Daniel Sison
- Lea Maie Manansala
- Geraldine Marcos
Activity: Read the instruction and questions carefully. Write your answer on the line provided, use UPPER
CASE ONLY in answering the questions.

__________1. It is a militaristic style of eating intoduced by US

Army. 
__________2. This place is blessed with access to the freshest
seafood.
__________3. Influenced by the cuisine of its different colonizers.
__________4. It is a specific set of cooking traditions & practices,
often associated with a specific culture or region.
__________5. It is known as the Culinary Capital of the Philippines.
__________6. This region is known for spicy foods that infuses
coconut milk.
__________7. What are the three main sources of Filipinos draw sour
flavors?
__________8.
__________9.
__________10. Give at least three Popular Cuisine in the
Philippines
__________11.
__________12.
__________13. What country introduced Filipinos
Christmas feast traditions?
__________14. The place were the earliest evidence of
rice in the Philippines found.
__________15. They brought foods, like burgers, in
addition to technology like the microwave and fridge.