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- Title:
- Fusions
- Description:
- In the first 30 years of Filipinas as a Spanish colony, Morga described that colonials, natives, seasonal foreign traders, Chinese workers, and Japanese Christian religious refugees lived apart from each other. The Chinese quarter with its market, food sellers, and artisans is where exposure to Chinese ingredients and cooked food may have taken place. Intramuros had 600 houses where only Spanish could live; another 600 were outside the walls. Fort Santiago had only 30 soldiers and officers; 8 artillery men guarded the Walled City’s gates. There were at least 150 priests of the different orders living at Intramuros. Most Hispanics lived there with the only other places allowed being Cebu, Villa de Arevalo (Iloilo area), Nueva Segovia (Cagayan), Nueva Caceres (Camarines). There were few Spanish settlers and only a few years before Morga arrived was the colony given a budget for 400 pay-soldiers. Natives revolted and the colony was attacked by Chinese pirates and Borneans wanting to retake their trade route. Filipino food had not yet acquired Spanish influences due to few colonials and opportunities to experience their cuisine. New fruits, vegetables, and beef had been introduced as earlier vignettes in #antoniomorga30 noted, but they may not have been widespread yet. It would take time for native and colonial culinary cultures to meet and mix.
- Subjects:
- Intramuros Culinary Culture
- Exhibition:
- Antonio Morga 30
- Source:
- King Philip II of Spain in 1605. He was concurrently Philip 1, King of Portugal, Naples, Sicily, Sardinia. Painted by Juan Pantoja de la Cruz.
- Type:
- Image;Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Fusions", Philippine Food History, Felice P. Sta. Maria
- Reference Link:
- felicepstamaria.net/items/coll082.html