Tamales, adobo, leche flan – Spanish, Mexican dishes Filipinos took as their own, along with New World fruits such as tomato, avocado, and papaya | South China Morning Post
Discovered: Jun 26, 2024 10:14 Tamales, adobo, leche flan – Spanish, Mexican dishes Filipinos took as their own, along with New World fruits such as tomato, avocado, and papaya ¦ South China Morning Post. See also: https://mysliceofmexico.ca/2022/05/15/filipino-mexican-culinary-and-cultural-exchange/ QUOTE: Spanish adventurers travelled to Mexico on the way to the archipelago on the yearly galleon that sailed from Spain to China. From the New World they carried fruits, including guava, pineapple and papaya, as well as avocado, corn, tomato, sweet potato and spices: all were eventually farmed in the Philippines. .... Rodell says tracing cultural links through food may be just as revealing as linguistic analysis, and a lot tastier for the researcher. Spanish dishes introduced to the Philippines were those favoured by the colonial elite, he says. They were sophisticated plates eaten as part of lavish fiesta meals or on special occasions, typical of Hispanic culture – dishes that few locals could afford.