Fiesta! Fiesta! : festival foods of the Philippines /
Alejandro, Reynaldo Gamboa.
Fiesta! Fiesta! : festival foods of the Philippines / Reynaldo G. Alejandro, Millie Albano Reyes, Vicente Roman S. Santos. - [Manila] : KCC Innovations , c2008 - 201 p. : col. ill. 23 cm.
Fiesta! Fiesta! Festival Food of the Philippines is a take-off from well-received Wow! Ang Sarap! The Best of Philippine Regional Cuisines. Colorfully illustrated, it shows and describes the fiestas and festivals all over the Phillipines, many of them previously unpublished in book form. It also presents the culinary delights most associated with these events. By documenting the celebration and-food tandem, the book hopes to better convey the infectious fiesta spirit to Filipinos, especially those overseas, and to everyone else in this shrinking global village. It is today's fiesta guidebook. Be privy to the history of feasting in the Philippines and its anthropological ramifications. Witness how Filipinos worship their gods and venerate their saints in grand festive idiom. Visit various places in the country and learn how festivals express growing national identity and pride of place. Taste the dishes Filipinos most associate with their celebrations and learn how to prepare them at home and be a fiesta host. See how feastivals are used for economic advancement. Gain insight on what it is to be Filipino. (Provided by the Publisher)
985-87954-2-4
Cookery, Philippine.--Philippines.
Festivals
Philippines
TX 724.5.P6 / .Al25 2008
Fiesta! Fiesta! : festival foods of the Philippines / Reynaldo G. Alejandro, Millie Albano Reyes, Vicente Roman S. Santos. - [Manila] : KCC Innovations , c2008 - 201 p. : col. ill. 23 cm.
Fiesta! Fiesta! Festival Food of the Philippines is a take-off from well-received Wow! Ang Sarap! The Best of Philippine Regional Cuisines. Colorfully illustrated, it shows and describes the fiestas and festivals all over the Phillipines, many of them previously unpublished in book form. It also presents the culinary delights most associated with these events. By documenting the celebration and-food tandem, the book hopes to better convey the infectious fiesta spirit to Filipinos, especially those overseas, and to everyone else in this shrinking global village. It is today's fiesta guidebook. Be privy to the history of feasting in the Philippines and its anthropological ramifications. Witness how Filipinos worship their gods and venerate their saints in grand festive idiom. Visit various places in the country and learn how festivals express growing national identity and pride of place. Taste the dishes Filipinos most associate with their celebrations and learn how to prepare them at home and be a fiesta host. See how feastivals are used for economic advancement. Gain insight on what it is to be Filipino. (Provided by the Publisher)
985-87954-2-4
Cookery, Philippine.--Philippines.
Festivals
Philippines
TX 724.5.P6 / .Al25 2008
