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[2 Sep 2010 | 10 Comments | ]
Differences between Filipino dishes and Spanish dishes

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To the Spanish guy who will talk to us about Spanish dishes, I am still looking for you. I have a relative in Dos Hermanas, Spain but the English language is of no use to him. Filipinos, impressive as we are when it comes to speaking in Spanish, are not all born from Zamboanga. Yes, there is still a part of the Philippines where bastardized Spanish is lingua franca and those are the Chavacanos de Zamboanga, …

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[17 Aug 2010 | 14 Comments | ]
History of Filipino Food, Spanish Influence

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Prior to this entry, I posted an article that talks about traces of Mexican food in Filipino Food
Before we get serious and start speaking poems in Spanish, let’s play a game. I want you to copy the dishes below, paste it in the comments, give them a description… in your own words and that means no googling, no wikipedia, no cheating and submit it. Do it. Give yourself a little bit of fun. You deserve it. You can describe …