Filipino Recipes

In a country where people is dominated by text messaging, Filipinos consume five meals a day, it is not unusual to observe the increasingly large number of restaurants or eateries. To the Filipinos, food is considered very important as it represents an integral part of local art, culture and communal existence. Yet homemade Filipino dishes are still sought as it reflects such creativity and originality

In the good old days, deliciously wholesome Filipino food was found only at home prepared by housewives while dining out meant celebrating an occasion together in a Chinese restaurant. As time goes by, customers had to adjust themselves to the fast-paced urbanization and restaurants offered a solution for the needs of convenient eating. Family-sized Filipino restaurants mushroomed around the Manila, playing on the urban people's nostalgia for home-cooked food. Over the years, family-sized restaurants gave way to other lines of restaurants, ranging from up-market restaurants to low-end restaurants that offer a variety of food of different culture and ethnic groups.

The Filipinos eat five small and tasty meals starting with breakfast, followed by morning merienda (10am snack), lunch, afternoon merienda (3pm snack) and ending the meal of the day with dinner. Whether eating at home or dining out, the Filipinos love to eat communal-style, with everyone meeting together in an informal social gathering called a salu-salo.

While the different places of dining are available, still the Filipino cuisine are the most sought and ordered.