tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post9223334177778626890..comments2024-03-28T13:58:37.846-04:00Comments on The Passionate Foodie: Rant: Where Is The Filipino Love?Richard Auffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03948647697847819742noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-17596165863524258832012-08-15T03:36:45.858-04:002012-08-15T03:36:45.858-04:00I visited my fiance last year in the Philippines ,...I visited my fiance last year in the Philippines , she brought me to one of the best restaurants there. Actually i really don't eat meat that much but when my girlfriend ask me to taste the one that they are calling Adobo , oh my god it tasted so good. I cpuld really say that Filipino's has a great talent in cooking. filipino datinghttp://www.filipinoatingmall.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-73532588299264670092012-06-30T01:42:34.184-04:002012-06-30T01:42:34.184-04:00Filipinos love eating and dating ..lolFilipinos love eating and dating ..lolChristianhttp://www.christiandarlings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-14215517440540641362012-06-27T22:22:00.729-04:002012-06-27T22:22:00.729-04:00I came from the Philippines and recently moved in ...I came from the Philippines and recently moved in Montana. In my two weeks of stay here I was craving for Pinoy food so I searched for filipino restaurants location online yet shows me results of Chinese Restaurants. So, I went to L&D Chinese Buffet, and all of the food they served, I already have had it in the Philippines. My point is, Filipino cuisine has evolved from its origins at the time of indigenous Austronesian peoples to the cooking styles and methods after centuries of influence from Spanish and Chinese cuisine, and later American cuisine. Dishes range from the very simple, like a meal of fried salted fish and rice, to the elaborate paellas and "cocidos" (stews) created for fiestas. Whether you go Chinese or Filipino restaurant, for me, the flavor quality is similar.filipino girlhttp://www.filipinotodate.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-78009170330447662552012-06-04T12:43:10.912-04:002012-06-04T12:43:10.912-04:00We just had this conversation at the dinner table ...We just had this conversation at the dinner table last night with my husband and his neice (both Filipino). We felt the food at restaurants was too greasy and perhaps gamey: not representative of the Filipino food made in the home.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11426873316461736243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-45036536020461871822011-12-29T00:13:15.819-05:002011-12-29T00:13:15.819-05:00Thanks for this blog, Richard. I ask the same ques...Thanks for this blog, Richard. I ask the same question, being a Filipino myself who loves good food and enjoy cooking. I think what traditional Filipino dishes need is a twist to make the taste and presentation more appealing to a wider palate. A fusion, if you will, with really creative presentation. I've always dreamed of coming up with such a restaurant. At this point, it remains as while the funds are not there yet. This is why I was thrilled when I discovered a very popular Asian fusion restaurant in downtown Chicago: Sunda New Asian. While it features general Asian dishes, Filipino fare is predominantly featured as the owner and Executive Chef have Filipino roots. I think this is a great reference point for other Filipinos to follow. <br />http://www.sundachicago.com/menu/PurtyGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014197827282453976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-86500623681330701852011-10-28T01:14:02.818-04:002011-10-28T01:14:02.818-04:00Hi everyone,
I wrote about this when the LA Times...Hi everyone,<br /><br />I wrote about this when the LA Times article came out on my archaic blog. Here's my theory:<br /><br />http://valleypinoy.xanga.com/722553565/debates-on-pilipino-pood/Valleypinoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-21216616468317474062011-10-27T19:03:14.958-04:002011-10-27T19:03:14.958-04:00Hi Jo:
Thanks for your comment, and I liked you...Hi Jo:<br /> Thanks for your comment, and I liked your post on this issue. Filipino chefs need to come forward, to task a risk and show the U.S. the wonders of their cuisine.Richard Auffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948647697847819742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-27495676190762167232011-10-27T17:23:10.562-04:002011-10-27T17:23:10.562-04:00I wrote a rant about the same issue a last year: h...I wrote a rant about the same issue a last year: http://jobostonisafoodie.blogspot.com/2010/06/sowhy-arent-there-good-filipino.html<br /><br />I am a Fil-Am living in the San Francisco Bay Area and while this is probably the most Filipino-dense region in the country, I have seen Filipino get no love.<br /><br />Filipinos, especially ones in my generation LOVE to eat out, but when it comes to Filipino food, they would rather eat with their families at home. It is correct that we have strong family ties.<br /><br />There are many factors why Filipino food hasn't succeeded as much as other Asian cuisines, but I know for a fact there are many Filipino chefs out there who want to make it known in the mainstream.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280012546037828632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-74631438869573170662011-10-24T21:10:43.015-04:002011-10-24T21:10:43.015-04:00Hi Frederick:
Thanks for the info on Jacksonvill...Hi Frederick:<br /> Thanks for the info on Jacksonville which is certainly enlightening. Maybe most of the Filipino restaurants are gathered in specific cities. I have not had rijstafel so would be interested in trying it. Maybe there is someone locally who makes it at their home? Any bloggers out there make it?<br /><br />Hi Bianca:<br /> Thanks for your input. Maybe it would be good for a restaurant to showcase several different Filipino regional styles. Or maybe you could open such a place. :)<br /><br />Hi Tania:<br /> Thanks for your input and it was interesting to read your own post on Filipino cuisine. Considering there are so many Filipinos in the US, there should be far more than 500 restaurants. Your comments on JnJ also seem to echo several others I have spoken too.<br /><br />Hi Adam:<br /> Maybe you could ask your Filipino friends sometime about the restaurant issue. Thanks.Richard Auffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948647697847819742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-89360237222949650882011-10-24T16:26:55.682-04:002011-10-24T16:26:55.682-04:00Rich,
Not sure if it is the chicken or the egg, b...Rich,<br /><br />Not sure if it is the chicken or the egg, but many of my Filipino friends dig heading to chinatown the most and eating chinese....maybe that's close enough for the Filipino population here? Who knows....<br /><br />AdamAdam Japkohttp://wine-zag.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-36483079008751031082011-10-24T13:18:35.512-04:002011-10-24T13:18:35.512-04:00I wondered this a few months ago myself. Part of i...I wondered this a few months ago myself. Part of it, I think, depends on where you are. New York and California, with their larger Filipino populations have great options. There aren't that many Filipinos in the Boston area, and Filipino hasn't gone mainstream the way that Chinese or sushi has.<br />I've been to JnJ and it's ok, but not wonderful. The Filipino market next door is pretty good. Truthfully, I've been surprised to find as much Filipino here as there is. Most of the Asian supermarkets in Chinatown have Filipino products, and I even found a Filipino grocery store in Littleton, NH.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-24049127295043109672011-10-24T09:42:58.565-04:002011-10-24T09:42:58.565-04:00Asian Dining Rules is dead wrong. Filipinos have a...Asian Dining Rules is dead wrong. Filipinos have a HUGE restaurant dining culture. Just visit the Philippines and you'll see proof. I think one of the reasons why there are not a lot of Filipino restaurants is that Filipino cuisine vary by region. Among the 7,000+ islands, each region/province/island cluster prepares food differently (for instance, adobo is prepared a dozen different ways). So the challenge is coming up with a restaurant that sells Filipino food that will be embraced by all Filipinos.<br />There is a burgeoning Filipino restaurant community/food culture in NYC, and I hope it comes to Boston.<br />Or maybe I'll just start my own restaurant :)Bianca @ Confessions of a Chocoholichttp://www.confessionsofachocoholic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-61143506268716895182011-10-24T08:57:02.013-04:002011-10-24T08:57:02.013-04:00In Jacksonville, there are approximately 10-15 dec...In Jacksonville, there are approximately 10-15 decent Filipino restaurants, ranging from walk up BBQ stands to rather nice sit-down places. Coming from Boston, I was really surprised to see so many in a random redneck town, but it is possibly explained by the enormous Navy presence at both Mayport and NASJAX.<br /><br />One cuisine that I would really love to see represented in Boston would be Dutch-style Indonesian cuisine, particularly the rijstafel. There are NONE anywhere in New England, although I heard that a prep school in Andover has a weekly rijstafel night.Frederick Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608810132703009856noreply@blogger.com