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- Title:
- Insular Asian Foods
- Description:
- Pigafetta and the men of the Armada expanded their tastes of Insular Southeast Asian foods while loading clove at Tidore Island. Its leader Rajah-Sultan Manzor became their patron. Pigafetta learned of labu (possibly a wild cucumber), calama (rhubarb), itich (gander), ansa (goose). At Buru (the third largest island of the Moluccas) he recorded chanali (a delicacy of banana, Javanese almond and honey wrapped in leaves). Back in Tidore, Pigafetta discovered “wooden bread”. It was the sole (or principal) provision of island sailors he explained. He described it as made of “soft wood,” actually the pith of a palm covered in thorns. The soft wood was also known as saghu. There is no mention if wooden bread would be carried on the journey to Spain. There was no sea biscuit, the hard and double baked wheat bread that European mariners depended on. Their expedition had been teaching them about Asian food, psyche, and social relations. ctto Commemorative Lapulapu medal minted by the Philippine Central Bank.
- Subjects:
- Antonio Pigafetta Rajah-Sultan Manzor Tidore Island
- Exhibition:
- Magellan Menu
- Source:
- Commemorative Lapulapu medal minted by the Philippine Central Bank.
- Type:
- Image;Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Insular Asian Foods", Philippine Food History, Felice P. Sta. Maria
- Reference Link:
- felicepstamaria.net/items/coll012.html