A Glimpse of the Past

The Philippines is made up of 7,107 islands; with a few more appearing when the tide is low. With so much water everywhere, it is no wonder that seafood is the main source of their protein.The country is divided into seven major regions and features a wide variety of regional food and delicacies. It’s not easy to put one’s finger on what might constitute a Filipino “national” dish, but several that could lay claim to that distinction include the Adobo which is chicken and pork stewed in vinegar and soy sauce, garlic, peppercorns and bay leaf, the Bistek or beef and onion rings in soy sauce and the lumpia or spring rolls.Aside from the cuisine,Filipinos are known to be polite,they were taught how to be respectful by using these phrases-"po" and "opo."There are no foreign word to translate them.