Dayang C Marikit
My Quora account is mainly focused on promoting and educating people about the pre-colonial period. Below are some of my articles and as well as some informative videos.
I would like to inform people that “nothing is set in stone” because we are constantly gathering information and learning about our history, somethings may change in the future, but for now the things that I publish are the things that we currently “know about.”
Other than their name there’s nothing the same about them.
- “Filipino Adobo” is of pre-colonial origin. When the Spaniards encountered the dish, it reminded them of a similar method of preparing food back home, so they dubbed the indigenous dish “Adobo de los Naturales” which translates to “Adobo of the Native Peoples.” Eventually the name of the dish was shortened to “Adobo.”
Basically, Filipino Adobo is an independent development before Spanish contact.
- The pre-colonial name of the dish could have been “Kilaw” because the primary ingredients were vinegar, salt, peppercorns, and garlic where various meats would be stewed for preservation… eventually Chinese influence introduced soy sauce as an additional ingredient to the dish.
Variety without soy sauce
Variety with soy sauce
