The Historical Development of Filipino Cuisine

Name:  The Historical Development of Filipino Cuisine

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Source #1 

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Goody, C. M., & Drago, L. (Eds.). (2010). Cultural food practices. American Dietetic Associati.

Summary 

The Philippine food tradition is one of the most unique and diverse food traditions due to the influence of various cultures that once colonized the State. In their book, Goody and Drago (2010) focused on the Filipino food history, traditions, and even recipe composition to analyze how it relates to the country’s history.

Evaluation 

The book written by Goody and Drago (2010) regarding the various cultural food practices is considered as ‘credible’ for the number of citations that were attributed to the said book. The authors are also registered dieticians and have a Masters degree and a Ph. D in fields related to food history and nutrition. Additionally, a cross-referencing of some of their data with a Filipino fried of the author of this article shows that the data was current and reliable for the current period of time. Finally, the author believes that this article is highly relevant since it would provide the background about cultural diffusion that is needed for this research.

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Scharlin, C., & Villanueva, L. (2011). Philip Vera Cruz: A personal history of Filipino immigrants and the farmworkers movement. University of Washington Press.

Summary 

This book aims to summarize and thoroughly discuss the Filipino food tradition in line with the intricacies and history of the Philippine nation. Specifically, the authors has focused on how the farming movements, colonization, and the variation in ideological and cultural patterns in the country has shifted its culture, one of which is its food tradition and cuisine.

Evaluation 

This source is a book that was taken from the internet. Nonetheless, is credible enough since it is based from verifiable sources and are cited by many other studies in the same field. The source is also reliable since it provides a more in-depth discussion about the history of the Filipino food tradition in line with other cuisines that had a significant effect on it. Finally, the author of this article believes that this focus on various effects could shed light on the idea of ‘distance decay’ of other cultural food traditions as it reached the shores of the Philippine nation.

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Matejowsky, T. (2020). What’s all the buzz about? Jollibee, diaspora marketing, and next-stage fast food globalization. Food and Foodways, 28(4), 274-296.

Summary

This academic article focuses on what the author denotes as “next-stage fast food globalization” of one of the most famous Filipino fast-food company ‘Jollibee’. Specifically, the authors discussed how this once local fast-food outlet has become a major player in the international fast food market. In doing so, the authors have focused on how the said company has expanded and piqued the interest of foreign capital.

Evaluation

This is an academic article was recently published in a reputable and credible academic journal. Although it seems that the same is not peer-reviewed yet, some of the data that is utilized for its study is available for public access and is verifiable from publicly-accessible data from third parties. This article is highly relevant in this research since it provides an information about how Filipino cuisine, that was once heavily influenced by other cultures (i.e., Chinese, Spanish, American, and Japanese) has now taken the spotlight in becoming a major player in the international market.