Why is Philippine cuisine so.... umm... primitive?

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I was born and raised in the PH and I don't eat that stinky fish (tuyo) I don't understand people who like it. It's too salty and there's almost no meat

I love Filipino home cooking but I think our Philippine cuisine has no identity. Our popular dishes such as adobo and Kare kare are derivative of other cuisines. I think other Asian countries have more identity when it comes to their cuisine such as Japan, Thailand, Korea, China and India

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China and Japan (and also Korea) share their love for noodles, but of a different variety. Same with the Viets (Pho noodles) are an offshoot of both Japanese and Chinese.

Indian food is similar with the middle eastern variety, but uses local spices (e.g. curry).
Italian and Greek is also kinda similar. However, Greek also shares characteristics with Middle Eastern dishes.

Overall, its the taste and how it is presented and prepared.

Almost all of us are not familiar with African cuisine.... baka dito nagkaiba... but again, it boils down on meat and vegetables. Heck, even our own native kilawin shares some characteristics with the sashimi.

Ang wala sila sa ibang bansa? balut..... parang dyan noted ang pinas eh. I don't know with the chicharon though, pero parang wala pa akong na encounter sa labas.