What makes Pinoy foods special...

       Have you ever wondered  how Filipino foods came to be? What makes them unique and special?

       Before, our ancestors make their food just through roasting, boiling, and broiling in an open fire. It is something plain, no art and style. The filipino idea of food rooted from everything that nature offers. Those that are found around us. And because we have an abundant forests and mountains and a great bodies of water, our ancestors preferred meat, seafoods and fruits.

        As years passed, foreign traders from Malaysia, Indonesia, Arab, India and China brought varieties of spices and food plants to the Philippines. And most significantly, they brought us their tastes and cooking styles which we also adapted. This makes our Austronesian style of cooking.

        As traders and colonizers came left the country, Filipino cooking grew richer with the introduction of different styles, tastes and spices by these different races that influences our plain style.

        Though Philippines is abundant with resources around but our aborigines are ignorant of their uses.

        Spanish culture is one of the most influential in the Filipino cuisine having at around 80 percent of the food served in the country is originated from Spain.

         The Americans are the ones who introduced to us canned goods and the use of fruit cocktail while the Chinese brought us varieties of noodles which we also adapted.

         The Japanese with three years occupation in the Philippines has less influences in our culture specifically in our dishes. Accounts even said that they hired Filipinas to cook for them. Their influence can either be in some of the ingredients or in the process of cooking. One of the which is "miso" which is a Japanese seasoning made from fermented soybeans which is used for sinigang.

         Filipino cuisine reflects what Filipinos are. It also introduces our history and culture. Pinoy is a mixture of different races and so as to our food. It can accommodate different tastes and tactures. And this makes Pinoy foods unique and special.