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When it comes to food the Philippines has it all — a fabulous mix of foreign cuisine plus its own mouth-watering delicacies.

Background

As a result of its successful mix of Eastern and Western cultures and cuisine, the Philippines is considered the melting pot of Asia. Philippine food is the result of Malay, Spanish, and Chinese influences going back over 400 years. These influences, combined with Filipino ingenuity, have created an array of food that is totally different from the neighboring Asian countries such as Thailand, China, Korea, and Japan.

Italian cuisine is characterized, in particular, by an abundance of fresh foods of the Mediterranean region, which differs markedly from the original Italian cuisine of its attempts to imitate the world.

Among the typical products:

• Vegetables (tomatoes, eggplants, zucchini squash, lettuce, peppers, artichokes)
• Wheat flour (pasta)
• Cheese (Parmesan, gorgonzola, mozzarella, mascarpone)
• Olives and olive oil
• Spices (basil, capers, garlic, rosemary, pepperoni)
• Fish and Seafood
• Figure
• Beef and lean pork
• Birds
• Legumes (beans, lentils)
• Fruit (lemons, oranges, peaches) and berries
• Mushrooms
• Almonds
• Wine, Italian liqueurs, grappa

If you are looking for an internationally famous food then it is none other than Thai Food. The Thai cuisine is very famous worldwide as it constitutes amazing blend of aquatic animals, plants and herbs. One can find all the five elementary tastes: sweet, spice, bitter, salty and sour. While tasting the popular Thai dishes you will find lime juice, garlic, chilies, lemon grass and fish sauce as common ingredients. Basically the distinctiveness of Thailand Food depends upon, by whom it is cooked and for what occasion it is cooked. One can see a little influence of Chinese cuisine on Thailand Food.

Italian cuisine is known worldwide. Pizzas and pastas are two popular dishes around the world. History of Italian cuisine dates back to ancient Roman days. Historians believe that the history of Italian food began in the 8 century BC, when Greek settlers colonized Sicily and Magna Graecia, region in southern Italy.

Dishes of pasta in different shapes and colors can be regarded as the most favorite in Italy. Spaghetti, tortellini or ravioli, you will be offered in Italy, not only for dinner, but breakfast and dinner. May think that with such power Italians should be the fattest people on the planet. But they are not. Pasta products are made only of durum wheat, which does not promote weight gain. Self-respecting housewife in Italy make noodles at home, and each has hers secrets.

The definition of cuisine is ‘a characteristic manner or style of preparing food’. Cooking is diverse in its flavors and tastes, not only does each country have its own national cuisine, so does every region within that country, and even families are known to have a special recipes that has been passed down through the generations.

Chefs from every nation also view cuisine as an art form and express this through the preparation, use of ingredients and the presentation of the dishes they design.

As travel to foreign countries becomes more accessible, part of the fun of travelling is to find out about other cultures and explore the regions cuisine, delighting in tastes and flavors never experienced before can help you to understand the country and its people.