This channel deserves more traction -- just authentic, non-obnoxious and sublime. Great featured videos not only about food but the culture and tradition that revolves around it.
Ooh, the hierarchy in Asian culture is completely about colorism. The darker-skinned you are, the more you're seen as "the help." The true nature of your title to this interview caught my eye. I hope you can grow your channel. Subscribed after I make this comment. Colonization needs to be taken head on more; so many of our countries share the same colonizer.
@@audraelynnegrimmelhaussen8808 It doesn't help that Filipinos have no self-respect. They'll readily open their legs to Westerners (hence the "Afam" stuff going around these days), Westerners are treated better while Filipinos are relegated to second-class citizens in their own country, they're willing to adjust to accommodate Westerners, and of course, the very rampant colonial mentality even at the expense of Philippine languages and cultures.
I fell in love with Filipino food when I lived in SD, working on North Island. I don't even know how many times I ate at Tita's Kitchenette. My shop ordered a (pink!) box of baked siopao like once a week from there. Whenever I can get dinuguan, or octopus sisig, hell even just spam-n-eggs with garlic rice I order that. Where I live now there's no good spots. Filipino food has characteristics of so many cultures, but done better. People haven't figured it out yet, so stupid.
Yup food for Filipinos definitely. I've noticed that in big gatherings or occasions such as weddings, the most memorable is the food. You can have a crappy overall event but it will almost always be forgiven if the food is good. In my workplace, we LOVE to do potlucks. We can have alcohol or wine, but that's a very small minority.
Respect to Filipino food and culture. We, Vietnamese'll give you a run for your money and tummy when it comes to love for food. We talking about what's for dinner while eatin' lunch!
Filipino here. I got stuck when she said that we go to italian or spanish food for our birthdays/celebs.. I was really thinking.. do we? Chinese food, my fam did go to a couple of restos. But it made me think what famous italian or spanish resto do I know? Is she talking abt the rich? Then thats not representative of the whole. Or maybe by italian she meant the pizza places like pizzahut and shakeys. I guess that makes sense. I know her point is that, we dont choose filipino food for celebrations but thats not the case for me and my family including my friends. We are not rich. And looking back to every celebration, we either cook a filipino feast for bdays, or go fastfood when wer kids (jollibee/mcdo) maybe this one is western but it appeal to kids.. or filipino restos, personally been to (maxs, abe, manam, mangan, contis, sarsa, kuya j, savory, hukad, crisostomo, gerrys grill, giligans, locavore, aristocrat, tagaytay bulalo restos etc.) even cabalen way way back when it was good 😅 we go to these places during celebrations. I think most would still choose filipino resto to eat at or they prepare their own birthday feast that is mostly filipino food. Even buffets though mixed with other cuisines would still have a big range of filipino food. One thing to note, alot of filipinos cant live without rice, a full meal should be with rice.. so italian, spanish, american or whatever west cuisine that is, are seen more of like a snack, or something that doesnt fill the stomach on a lot of filipinos minds. Maybe its her personal experience she is sharing but i have to disagree with her statement on this one. Hope to also get another view on this. But I would have to say that most would still choose filipino food for celebrations. We have a lot of options to choose from here in ph and sometimes we opt to try new cuisines but we always go back to our constant (palagi), which is filipino food. 😊 I agree though that filipino food is not seen as sosyal wayback coz we are not good at presentations, lets be real with that. 😂
They're Americans, their experiences are different from Filipinos. What they say here is not necessarily true for actual Filipinos, they don't speak for us.
@@kzm-cb5mr actual filipinos? Lets be mindful of our words please. They look filipino to me. Same as someone from manila would have a varying culture than the bisaya or lets say the people of sulu, its the same with filipinos living abroad. Culture is vast and it isnt boxed so its better for us to be open about it and share our take without putting anyone down. Even right now, our culture is evolving. Our filipino experiences are personal to us, I dont think she owe us explanation on her way of being filipino nor the need for her to prove it, and if you watch the vid, shes doing her best to share her heritage.
@@jjjjcccc0001no, mate. Being Filipino is not based on appearance, I don't care if they look Filipino. If their entire experience is different, then they're not Filipinos, they belong to the country where they were raised. Quit lowering the bar, being Filipino isn't as superficial as appearance. 😂
My positive take on why Filipinos go to "fancy" restaurants on special occasions is that, on a daily basis we cook in our homes gourmet Filipino dishes like adobo, sinigang, mechado and other intricate local dishes, that when we go out we want to try something that we do not normally cook at home. We have intricate dishes that most country do not cook as a daily viand. I consider our dishes, which some would say normal everyday food, as a form of art. Just to prep the ingredients of say, menudo, is not a simple thing to do, with all the chopping and making sure the meats are tender before eating
One thing i think its bcos we prefer to cook traditional food at home.And usually getting to try pinoy food is a treat as our food is not sold outside its made with love in our homes
Why is there a need to put down someone’s choice in an effort to lift yourself up? Why can’t voodoo donuts/pink boxes be a gateway that gives people an opportunity to look around and see what else is available? no one gets taller by making everyone else shorter. Embrace everyone.
"Elevating" a cuisine pisses me off. Put a spin, your take, sure. It is US who must elevate to the cuisine, not the other way around be it Filipino, Mexican, what not.
Uhhh this is not exclusive to the Filipino culture! Almost every culture is proud of their food culture. You won't know that if you haven't gotten to KNOW other cultures and their love of their food culture that makes them bragadocious.
I don't agree. There has always been pride in Filipino food. I am in my 50s, and Filipino food always reminds me of big family celebrations, and comfort food. We celebrate occasions in Italian or Japanese restaurant and not in Pinoy restos, because the best Fiipino food is cooked at home. When we have big family celebrations like New Years or Christmas, we celebrate with Filipino food. I do agree, though, our food, outside the Philippines, is not what other people look for. Maybe its marketing, or we are not looked highly upon as a people?
filipino families usually don`t eat out at filipino restaurants back in the philippines. But SOME do so abroad where they miss those dishes. But yeah back in the Phils they prefer to cook and eat at home
@@spartanwarrior1because there are no filipino "restaurants" but there are eateries specializing on a specific dish OR affordable eateries for the working class. You know what are those like 😂
They are Filipino-Americans. Not an average Filipino from the Philippines. Although they were probably raised by Filipino parents, their environment, way of life, upbringing, and to a certain extent, values are entirely different compared to someone who grew up in the Philippines. Hence, their views do not necessarily reflect the correct Filipino sentiment, moreso declaring them an “authority in Filipino everything.”
While I can see your perspective, I’d like to respond to your assumption of my upbringing. I was born and raised in Manila. I don’t consider myself THE authority in Filipino everything, but it doesn’t benefit any of us to weigh anything as more or less Filipino. Our perspectives and values are unique to each one of us, so the concept of correct and incorrect doesn’t really apply. I appreciate the time you took to listen in and engage! I love conversations around Filipino culture and cuisine!
Theodore Roosevelt: Comparison is the thief of joy. Saying that one culture's food is better than another is just opinion, not fact. We all have different tastes, and different ideas of what constitutes "better." You are basically saying "I have better taste than you", and taking away the joy from people who like the foods that you consider inferior.
Why China(12k Filipinoes) comes to mind when she mentions Filipinos goes to work overseas? It's more like Hongkong(20k), Taiwan(150k), Singapore(200k), but in general we Filipinoes tend to generalize these countries as Chinese. To think there are 4.5M Filipinoes in the US. China's economic growth happened in just the past 20yrs surpassing our own economy. It's not right to give China credit and amunition at this time that it is actively flexing in the south China sea, crushing Hongkong democracy threatening invasion of Taiwan, and taking our territories in the west Philippine sea. 😢
Difference between Philippines and China, is that the Philippines has no debt and is the 34th riches country in the world. Filipinos are protective of fishing, natural resources and the environment as a whole - the growth is slow bc as long as the basic needs are meet and families stay intact... everything else is not as important this includes materialism. Poverty is real but sharing is essential and community is valued over nice things.
I'm Filipino American and have had amazing food in Cebu. But Mexican food is on a genius level. It's as innovative as Chinese and Indian food and not a derivative of another culture. It's undeniably delicious food with a unique flavor profile, whereas Filipino food is not at that level in terms of complexity, originality and flavor.
You're the reason so many Filipinos hold back. Just because you've experienced amazing food from other cultures, you're already surrendered and convinced Filipino food couldn't get to their level.
Filipino food isn't complex because that's not what's good about it. Filipino dishes are good in the sense that it's "simple but delicious". You may find similarities with other countries' dishes, but a lot of times I'm in the mood for the simple-yet-good Filipino version. Like Sinigang. I'm sure Thailand has their version, but sometimes I'm in the mood for the exact Sinigang recipe with a soy sauce dip. The Japanese may have their soy sauce reductions, but "burnt Adobo" is really, really good. I haven't found an exact equivalent to Pinoy BBQ, other countries use a tomato base, whereas Filipinos use bananas to coat their barbecue, leading to a unique caramelization that I can't find anywhere else. Also the fact that this banana-based sauce is grilled with pork ears & pork intestines. That's unique by the world's standards. Kare Kare does not taste like Satay at all. A lot of times, I'm more in the mood for the simplicity of a garlicked-out Kare Kare vs Satay. It's like how sometimes I want Southern Fried Chicken vs a French Chicken Fricasee. In this analogy, Kare Kare is the Southern Fried Chicken, a French Chicken Fricasee is the Satay. There are many more examples. My point is, Complexity does not necessarily mean better. Just different.
@@KomentKungKoment-fz1wz You're delusional if you think Filipino food is better than Mexican food. Just be objective rather than blindly patriotic or no one will take you seriously. Filipino food has potential but there's a reason it's not mainstream yet. Thai food yes blows Mexican food away, but Filipino food isn't on the level of Thai food at all.
Filipino food is definitely more simple in terms of flavor and spices used. I don't get why that has to be a bad thing. Japanese food is similar in the sense that it's not spicy and uses less ingredients. I've never seen anybody hate on Japanese food though. It's actually trickier to get the balance right when you're cooking with less ingredients. There's less to "hide from" since you'll taste all the nuances in the dish when you're working with less.
This channel deserves more traction -- just authentic, non-obnoxious and sublime. Great featured videos not only about food but the culture and tradition that revolves around it.
Ooh, the hierarchy in Asian culture is completely about colorism. The darker-skinned you are, the more you're seen as "the help." The true nature of your title to this interview caught my eye. I hope you can grow your channel. Subscribed after I make this comment. Colonization needs to be taken head on more; so many of our countries share the same colonizer.
Lets start with you Asian girls who worship white men 😂
So true. Koreans are actually racist towards Filipinos because of the color of our skin
@a1sauce775 everyone is inherently racist towards other countries. You are a prime example youself. “Literally a mall to Pick-A-Wife” huh?
@@audraelynnegrimmelhaussen8808 It doesn't help that Filipinos have no self-respect. They'll readily open their legs to Westerners (hence the "Afam" stuff going around these days), Westerners are treated better while Filipinos are relegated to second-class citizens in their own country, they're willing to adjust to accommodate Westerners, and of course, the very rampant colonial mentality even at the expense of Philippine languages and cultures.
@a1sauce775a backhanded compliment and advice. Did that made you feel better?
I fell in love with Filipino food when I lived in SD, working on North Island. I don't even know how many times I ate at Tita's Kitchenette. My shop ordered a (pink!) box of baked siopao like once a week from there. Whenever I can get dinuguan, or octopus sisig, hell even just spam-n-eggs with garlic rice I order that. Where I live now there's no good spots. Filipino food has characteristics of so many cultures, but done better. People haven't figured it out yet, so stupid.
Yup food for Filipinos definitely. I've noticed that in big gatherings or occasions such as weddings, the most memorable is the food. You can have a crappy overall event but it will almost always be forgiven if the food is good. In my workplace, we LOVE to do potlucks. We can have alcohol or wine, but that's a very small minority.
Respect to Filipino food and culture. We, Vietnamese'll give you a run for your money and tummy when it comes to love for food. We talking about what's for dinner while eatin' lunch!
Got that right! Food is the focal point of our culture. We are obsessed with it!
Damn, Nori is so well read and so smart. All her points are so spot on. Huhu. Following her now!
damn true!
Wait what did I do to deserve this kindness!? Thank you both 😭
Filipino here. I got stuck when she said that we go to italian or spanish food for our birthdays/celebs.. I was really thinking.. do we? Chinese food, my fam did go to a couple of restos. But it made me think what famous italian or spanish resto do I know? Is she talking abt the rich? Then thats not representative of the whole. Or maybe by italian she meant the pizza places like pizzahut and shakeys. I guess that makes sense. I know her point is that, we dont choose filipino food for celebrations but thats not the case for me and my family including my friends. We are not rich. And looking back to every celebration, we either cook a filipino feast for bdays, or go fastfood when wer kids (jollibee/mcdo) maybe this one is western but it appeal to kids.. or filipino restos, personally been to (maxs, abe, manam, mangan, contis, sarsa, kuya j, savory, hukad, crisostomo, gerrys grill, giligans, locavore, aristocrat, tagaytay bulalo restos etc.) even cabalen way way back when it was good 😅 we go to these places during celebrations. I think most would still choose filipino resto to eat at or they prepare their own birthday feast that is mostly filipino food. Even buffets though mixed with other cuisines would still have a big range of filipino food.
One thing to note, alot of filipinos cant live without rice, a full meal should be with rice.. so italian, spanish, american or whatever west cuisine that is, are seen more of like a snack, or something that doesnt fill the stomach on a lot of filipinos minds.
Maybe its her personal experience she is sharing but i have to disagree with her statement on this one. Hope to also get another view on this. But I would have to say that most would still choose filipino food for celebrations. We have a lot of options to choose from here in ph and sometimes we opt to try new cuisines but we always go back to our constant (palagi), which is filipino food. 😊
I agree though that filipino food is not seen as sosyal wayback coz we are not good at presentations, lets be real with that. 😂
They're Americans, their experiences are different from Filipinos. What they say here is not necessarily true for actual Filipinos, they don't speak for us.
@@kzm-cb5mr actual filipinos? Lets be mindful of our words please. They look filipino to me. Same as someone from manila would have a varying culture than the bisaya or lets say the people of sulu, its the same with filipinos living abroad. Culture is vast and it isnt boxed so its better for us to be open about it and share our take without putting anyone down. Even right now, our culture is evolving. Our filipino experiences are personal to us, I dont think she owe us explanation on her way of being filipino nor the need for her to prove it, and if you watch the vid, shes doing her best to share her heritage.
@@kzm-cb5mrI completely agree. To me they sort of have a “third-person” experience of being a Filipino.
I completely concur with you. Well said, kabayan.
@@jjjjcccc0001no, mate. Being Filipino is not based on appearance, I don't care if they look Filipino. If their entire experience is different, then they're not Filipinos, they belong to the country where they were raised. Quit lowering the bar, being Filipino isn't as superficial as appearance. 😂
My positive take on why Filipinos go to "fancy" restaurants on special occasions is that, on a daily basis we cook in our homes gourmet Filipino dishes like adobo, sinigang, mechado and other intricate local dishes, that when we go out we want to try something that we do not normally cook at home. We have intricate dishes that most country do not cook as a daily viand. I consider our dishes, which some would say normal everyday food, as a form of art. Just to prep the ingredients of say, menudo, is not a simple thing to do, with all the chopping and making sure the meats are tender before eating
One thing i think its bcos we prefer to cook traditional food at home.And usually getting to try pinoy food is a treat as our food is not sold outside its made with love in our homes
Why is there a need to put down someone’s choice in an effort to lift yourself up? Why can’t voodoo donuts/pink boxes be a gateway that gives people an opportunity to look around and see what else is available? no one gets taller by making everyone else shorter. Embrace everyone.
"Elevating" a cuisine pisses me off. Put a spin, your take, sure. It is US who must elevate to the cuisine, not the other way around be it Filipino, Mexican, what not.
Uhhh this is not exclusive to the Filipino culture! Almost every culture is proud of their food culture. You won't know that if you haven't gotten to KNOW other cultures and their love of their food culture that makes them bragadocious.
I don't agree. There has always been pride in Filipino food. I am in my 50s, and Filipino food always reminds me of big family celebrations, and comfort food. We celebrate occasions in Italian or Japanese restaurant and not in Pinoy restos, because the best Fiipino food is cooked at home. When we have big family celebrations like New Years or Christmas, we celebrate with Filipino food. I do agree, though, our food, outside the Philippines, is not what other people look for. Maybe its marketing, or we are not looked highly upon as a people?
filipino families usually don`t eat out at filipino restaurants back in the philippines. But SOME do so abroad where they miss those dishes. But yeah back in the Phils they prefer to cook and eat at home
@@spartanwarrior1because there are no filipino "restaurants" but there are eateries specializing on a specific dish OR affordable eateries for the working class. You know what are those like 😂
@@migspedition Not true. Where do you live? There is Victorino's, Manam, Ilustrado, Sentro 1771, Sarsa, Romulo's Cafe, Cafe Juanita, etc.
They are Filipino-Americans. Not an average Filipino from the Philippines. Although they were probably raised by Filipino parents, their environment, way of life, upbringing, and to a certain extent, values are entirely different compared to someone who grew up in the Philippines. Hence, their views do not necessarily reflect the correct Filipino sentiment, moreso declaring them an “authority in Filipino everything.”
I do not think you caught the "....to me....." part.....
While I can see your perspective, I’d like to respond to your assumption of my upbringing. I was born and raised in Manila. I don’t consider myself THE authority in Filipino everything, but it doesn’t benefit any of us to weigh anything as more or less Filipino. Our perspectives and values are unique to each one of us, so the concept of correct and incorrect doesn’t really apply. I appreciate the time you took to listen in and engage! I love conversations around Filipino culture and cuisine!
Theodore Roosevelt: Comparison is the thief of joy.
Saying that one culture's food is better than another is just opinion, not fact. We all have different tastes, and different ideas of what constitutes "better." You are basically saying "I have better taste than you", and taking away the joy from people who like the foods that you consider inferior.
I think Indian 0:47 takes the cake in that regard.
Why China(12k Filipinoes) comes to mind when she mentions Filipinos goes to work overseas? It's more like Hongkong(20k), Taiwan(150k), Singapore(200k), but in general we Filipinoes tend to generalize these countries as Chinese. To think there are 4.5M Filipinoes in the US. China's economic growth happened in just the past 20yrs surpassing our own economy. It's not right to give China credit and amunition at this time that it is actively flexing in the south China sea, crushing Hongkong democracy threatening invasion of Taiwan, and taking our territories in the west Philippine sea. 😢
Difference between Philippines and China, is that the Philippines has no debt and is the 34th riches country in the world. Filipinos are protective of fishing, natural resources and the environment as a whole - the growth is slow bc as long as the basic needs are meet and families stay intact... everything else is not as important this includes materialism. Poverty is real but sharing is essential and community is valued over nice things.
I'm Filipino American and have had amazing food in Cebu. But Mexican food is on a genius level. It's as innovative as Chinese and Indian food and not a derivative of another culture. It's undeniably delicious food with a unique flavor profile, whereas Filipino food is not at that level in terms of complexity, originality and flavor.
You're the reason so many Filipinos hold back. Just because you've experienced amazing food from other cultures, you're already surrendered and convinced Filipino food couldn't get to their level.
Filipino food isn't complex because that's not what's good about it. Filipino dishes are good in the sense that it's "simple but delicious". You may find similarities with other countries' dishes, but a lot of times I'm in the mood for the simple-yet-good Filipino version.
Like Sinigang. I'm sure Thailand has their version, but sometimes I'm in the mood for the exact Sinigang recipe with a soy sauce dip.
The Japanese may have their soy sauce reductions, but "burnt Adobo" is really, really good.
I haven't found an exact equivalent to Pinoy BBQ, other countries use a tomato base, whereas Filipinos use bananas to coat their barbecue, leading to a unique caramelization that I can't find anywhere else. Also the fact that this banana-based sauce is grilled with pork ears & pork intestines. That's unique by the world's standards.
Kare Kare does not taste like Satay at all. A lot of times, I'm more in the mood for the simplicity of a garlicked-out Kare Kare vs Satay. It's like how sometimes I want Southern Fried Chicken vs a French Chicken Fricasee. In this analogy, Kare Kare is the Southern Fried Chicken, a French Chicken Fricasee is the Satay.
There are many more examples. My point is, Complexity does not necessarily mean better. Just different.
ha ha ha obviously you DO NOT know Filipino cuisine.
@@KomentKungKoment-fz1wz You're delusional if you think Filipino food is better than Mexican food. Just be objective rather than blindly patriotic or no one will take you seriously. Filipino food has potential but there's a reason it's not mainstream yet. Thai food yes blows Mexican food away, but Filipino food isn't on the level of Thai food at all.
Filipino food is definitely more simple in terms of flavor and spices used. I don't get why that has to be a bad thing. Japanese food is similar in the sense that it's not spicy and uses less ingredients. I've never seen anybody hate on Japanese food though.
It's actually trickier to get the balance right when you're cooking with less ingredients. There's less to "hide from" since you'll taste all the nuances in the dish when you're working with less.