PHilippines
Filipino culture is very influenced by the Spanish conquest which began mid-millenium. Many of the traditions of the Phillipines are actually Spanish traditions. The food is a combination of Asian and Spanish cuisine, and the language is made up of Spanish, English, and a touch of Japanese. »Annual visits of "Manila Galleon" to Mexico maintains European contact »Filipinos driven to high mountains »Intricate stone terracing techniques developed for flatland farming on slopes»Limited success in protection from Spanish land-owning aristocracyEarly 1800's Spain loses Central and South American coloniesSpanish economy development attempts unsuccessful »Warlike Moros (Muslims) in southern islands gives difficultySlow education and spread of European ideologySmall group of educated Filipinos demand independence »Jose Raul, brilliant leader- executed by Spanish in 1896 during open Filipino anti-Spain revolt1898 Some Filipino leaders ineffectively proclaim unofficial Republic »adopted European-style constitution »Spanish surrender to US. US interest is out of fear that another power ie. Germany will seize the Philippines
Many words in the Philippine language also appear to have Sanskrit origins. Stews such as the cocido and puchero, rice-meat dishes and elaborate desserts such as brazos, and tortas imperiales are generally considered fiesta food, and most often found on the dining tables of the upper classes. The Chinese Influence >From the Chinese we have the whole noodle business: pancit miki, pancit bihon, pancit Canton, pancit sotanghon. The American influence Sure, they brought us kitchen conveniences like the refrigerator, the pressure cooker, the oven toaster and the microwave. But though we absorbed so much of their culture in their 50-year colonization, American cooking is only now becoming part of Philippine cuisine. (See chapter 2: The Spanish Colonization of the Philippines (1565-1898); chapter 4: The Philippine-American War (1899-1902); and chapter 5: The Japanese Occupation of the Philippines, (1942-1945). Later, World War II broke out and the Japanese occupied the Philippines for three years. Throughout the centuries foreigners came, as traders or conquerors, and brought with them their tastes and cooking styles, which the Filipinos adapted to their own essentially Malayan cuisine. But the Filipinos have completely imbued the dishes with their own flair, and now there is a different kind of pancit for almost every region on the Philippines. (The Tagalog word barangay came from the Malay word balangay, a boat that transported them to the islands. They also gave us burgers, salads, and pies which we baked with native fruits. Other Chinese-inspired dishes, such as lumpia, kikiam, siopao, and siomai, have been absorbed into the Filipino way of life. But somehow we wanted these to taste sweet, not sour as the Italians intended them to be. The Philippines was colonized by the Spaniards for about 333 years and by the Americans for 48 years. The Spanish Influence Three hundred years of preparing dinner for Mother Spain gave us a flair for rich food, the way Europeans prepare it.
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