A celebration of Filipino culture and cuisine includes recipes for such dishes as cured tuna with grilled pork, sour shrimp soup, coconut-stewed taro leaves, garlic fried rice, beef in spiced chocolate sauce, duck leg stew, and candied sweet potatoes. -- Publisher's description.
In this celebration of Filipino culture and cuisine, Ponseca and Trinidad show how Filipino food changed right along with the country's turbulent history. The Philippines is an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands, and has their cooking has been heavily influenced by Chinese, Arab, and Spanish ingredients, among others. The recipes in this book should inspire readers to create, experiment with, and hone their own versions of Filipino food. -- adapted from introduction.
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