Filipinos, by nature, have a passion for good food. This is greatly manifested when they celebrate a special occasion- whether it is their patron saint's day, a birthday bash, a family reunion, an anniversary or Christmas. It will be noticed that their tables are laden with a wide variety of food.
Eating at all Filipino fiesta is just like eating at a swank restaurant or hotel with all different dishes served in an attractive and appetizing a la smorgasbord. Because they also have a knack for imitating and even improving on any cuisine to suit their own tastes, there are many foreign dishes which they are able to modify and change to give them the Filipino taste and touch. A good example is the fried chicken,which used to be the specialty of non-Filipinos. Now we have our very own Max Fried Chicken which i known far and wide for its unique taste and quality. In the homes of Filipinos, chicken, pork, meat, and vegetables are prepared in the inimitable Filipino way so that one cannot but help himself to all the mouth-watering flavors and wonderful tastes of the cookery offered him.
The recipes in this book are gathering of festive fares both Filipino and foreign. these give our cooking aficionados a wide range of choices of what to prepare, when and how they should be cooked and served. We have included also some regional recipes typically used and well-liked in places liked in places like the Bicol Region, Ilocos, Mountain Province, Visayas, and Mindanao.
Hence, we wish the reader a happy adventure in concocting his own recipes, drawing from the wealth of culinary experiences the book offers. 

TX 724.5 P6 B4

Belmonte, Leonarda R.

Philippine fiesta recipes/ Leonarda R. Belmonte, Perla B. Del Mundo. -- Mandaluyong City, Philippines: National Bookstore, 1993.

204 p.
971-08-4046-0
Cookery, Philippine; Holiday cookery

2145 MPQLdb