Filipino Foods: Filipinos love to eat and so much of their culture revolves around frequent fiestas and family groups celebrating with large amounts of food. "
Lechon",
roast pig and "
pancit canton" ( for long life adapted from the Chinese ) are the main fare at birthday parties and get togethers but each Filipina helps prepare a variety of other favorites dishes. The common daily diet staple of Filipinos is fish and rice. Traditional cooking methods were mostly limited to boiled ( soups ) and grilled ( referred to as Ihaw - Ihaw ). The many toppings eaten with rice are called "ulam" and more than one topping at a meal is common. A very common scene inside or near the "palengke" ( a market with many small stalls selling foodstuffs ) or wherever there's many employees who take their lunch break outside are the "turo turo" food stands with from 5 to 10 aluminum pots on a counter top with a bench outside or sometimes with small table and chairs.
"Lechon" roast pig is served at most fiesta Chicken & Pork Adobo
Pancit Canton - chinese fried noodles are Fried Lumpia dinuguan
served at every birthday party & most
Filpino fiesta