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Episode Synopsis
When first contact was made between the Spanish and the Filipinos, feasts followed, before the fighting. What food and drink did these seafarers encounter in their first meetings?
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References:
Sta. Maria, Felice Prudente (2021). Pigafetta’s Philippine Picnic: Culinary Encounters During the First Circumnavigation, 1519-1522. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines.
Alcina, Francisco Ignacio (2005). History of the Bisayan People in the Philippine Islands (Volume III. Cantius J. Kobak and Lucio Gutierrez, trans.). University of Santo Tomas Publishing House. 434-453.
Chua, Xiao (28 May 2021). “Humabon: Quintessential Filipino ‘pulitiko’.” Manila Times.
Ocampo, Ambeth (12 May 2021). “Massacre in Cebu.” Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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References:
Sta. Maria, Felice Prudente (2021). Pigafetta’s Philippine Picnic: Culinary Encounters During the First Circumnavigation, 1519-1522. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines.
Alcina, Francisco Ignacio (2005). History of the Bisayan People in the Philippine Islands (Volume III. Cantius J. Kobak and Lucio Gutierrez, trans.). University of Santo Tomas Publishing House. 434-453.
Chua, Xiao (28 May 2021). “Humabon: Quintessential Filipino ‘pulitiko’.” Manila Times.
Ocampo, Ambeth (12 May 2021). “Massacre in Cebu.” Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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