TANG’S KITCHEN FILIPINO RECIP

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like as Filipino foods and
ignoring the cuisine itself.
Pancit Canton
Cuban sandwich
I, for one will not accept that
I cannot serve a Panini
made with local bread, ham
and smoked cheese paired
with mustard and
mayonnaise in Boston
Roadhouse because it was
invented in Italy, the home
of the Panini and the press
it is made on. This argument
applies equally to a Cuban
sandwich, invented, guess
where, Cuba! However, it is
equally at home on the
Boston Roadhouse menu,
alongside other sandwiches,
crab cakes, Chilli con Carne,
Potato Skins, Chilli Cheese
Fries and our #9 hamburger.
The reason for my longwinded
attitude was that I
want you to at least consider
my point of view. I have
considered how and why a
recipe should be included in
this book, rather than
lumping in recipes that I
You will find lots of very
traditional recipes in this
collection, but also Modern
Filipino recipes and imports
that have become part of the
nations eating habits
Much of the early influence
on Filipino food came
through settlers originating
from the southern China
Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau
and Taiwan, who chose to
live in the region that is now
called the Philippines. They
brought with them the
knowledge of rice cultivation
and other farming practices
which increased the number
and variety of edible dish
ingredients available for
cooking, thereby expanding
the number of recipes.
Filipino Chopsuey
Direct trade and cultural
exchange with Hokkien in
China and the Philippines,
began during the period of
the Song Dynasty. Early
cultural and trade contact
with China introduced a
number of staple foods into
Philippine cuisine, most
notably soy sauce, tokwa, or
tofu and patis, or fish sauce,
as well as introducing
cooking methods such as stir
frying and making savory
soup bases. Many of these
food items and dishes have
retained their original
Hokkien names, even today,
such as pancit and lumpia.
Chinese food introduced
during this period was the
cuisine of workers and
traders and its influence can
still be seen in dishes like
Pancit Canton, Arroz Caldo
– Congee - Sinagang and
Chop Suey.
Obviously, the arrival of the
Spanish and their rule for
such a long time had a
profound effect on the
cuisine – as well as the
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