BITE into a fluffy siopao (steamed bun), slurp a plate of pancit (noodles) or crunch into a lumpia (spring roll), and you're tasting more than just beloved Filipino comfort food; you're savoring a millennium of cultural fusion.
These iconic dishes, such as many pillars of Philippine cuisine, trace their roots to Chinese immigrants and traders who began arriving as early as the ninth century, bringing ingredients, techniques and traditions that transformed our local palates.