In this video I’m reacting to my friend Abi, a Filipino chef who decided to try making 3 different spaghetti dishes. (Including one of my recipes 😱)
Watching her video, I realized how much tastes can change from country to country, and I don’t feel like judging the tastes of Filipinos but I’m simply not used to certain flavors mixed together! Will anyone ever be able to convince me to try to recreate the Filipino sweet spghetti recipe?
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Should I plan a trip to the Philippines and try the Sweet Spaghetti?
In many Asia cuisines, having opposing seasoning is a major method like sweet and sour, many of the most iconic dishes are seasoned using vinegar and sugar. It’s delicious.
Filipino style spaghetti is usually served at a kid’s birthday party and kids prefer sweet foods. That’s why Jollibee Spaghetti is popular among kids here in the Philippines. I prefer the Japanese pasta called “Naporitan/Napolitan” especially the spicy one.
Since fish sauce is made using anchovy's family, I often use it whenever acciughe is not anywhere to find here.
The Filipino pastas are a thing that you kinda grew up with. The pasta is pretty soggy, and the sauce is very thick and strong-flavoured. Us southeast Asians outside the Philippines are introduced to this by Jollibee. I cannot say that this is an ellegant dish or European "rustic" – nothing authentic, but rather gaudy & faux-western, just like our Indonesian "bistik" (biefstuk / beef steak) – which is a very sweet Salisbury steak. Yes, we love sweet stuff. I think when she says "Filipino-style" it probably refers to their tangy, sweet, and savoury flavouring. Up north in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Guangdong, and Fujian – they prefer salt (soy sauce) than tangy to accompany our Asian "sweet and savoury" impression of "western sauce" (usually Worchestershire sauce re-imagined). For some of us, it is a childhood memory, a prize when we did something good and the parents take us to a "fun meal".
I've put hot dogs in pasta and sauce because I had no other meat , it tastes okay years ago I had leftover chili and I put it on spaghetti , I thought I invented a new dish , no, that's a dish called Cincinnati chili a famous dish from that city in Ohio, you order the chili 3 ways with spaghetti, onions, and grated cheddar cheese , rome ny
The Filipino palate is more on the "extreme" side if I might say. Meaning we like our food salty,sweet,sour and far from being bland. So if ever you do visit the Philippines,please keep an open mind to various tastes and not the typical flavors you might be used to.
As to the ingredients.more often than not we use products which are readily available in the market, because sometimes what may seem as simple ingredients in your area maybe quite expensive or cannot be easily found in the Philippines,hence we adapt or substitute with whatever ingredient is available.😊
12hours cooking !?!girl u don’t have anything else in life to do probably 😅
Maybe they were plantains not bananas ?!? Plantains are delicious btw
Chef, I understand that your society has cheese really available and affordable for your daily meals.. But here in the Philippines, your 'cheese' is not produced the way Italy produce it. On top of that, it's expensive if that's available. So processed cheese became the usual option.
I'm from the Philippines and I hate pinoy style spaghetti. I really love authentic Italian spaghetti they're the best 🤌
Vincenzo you should totally try using fish sauce it tomato based sauces. But get a high quality one. The fishy taste cooks out and and umami flavor 👌
A little history how pinoy spaghetti was born, spaghetti was introduction by Americans along side ketchup and spam etc.. Tomatoes was not native in the philippines, we have tomatoes here but its not rich as the tomatoes abroad.. During 1930s because of lack of tomatoes and its too import, maria orosa a food scientist made her own ketchup made of banana ketchup.. Banana ketchup was also a replacement for tomato sauce thus the pinoy spaghetti was born..
Side note: ingredients from italy is too expensive like redwine, cheese etc.. Thats why most Italian recipes is replaced local by cheap ingredients.. As a traveller vegetables have different taste also.. Local tomatoes had different taste from cherry tomatoes..
Me myself now that i am older I prefer Italian pasta than pinoy style pasta.. Like abby i still love pinoy pasta and devour it when serve 😂
i wonder why watching this. Notice, there is vietnam cuisine , Malaysian cruisine, vietnam..etc etc.. But you almost never hear of Philippine cruisines. LOL
I'm a Filipino, I worked as a chef in one of the top Italian restaurant in the Philippines. I'm in love with the Italian food, truly "simplicity in its finest". Simple fresh ingredients = amazing taste! You're right Vincenzos! Now, that I have my 1 year old daughter I already exposed her to Italian taste.❤️
The ones from the video are actually the elegant, refined versions of spaghetti that you'll find in a typical Filipino home. Usually, the ones served at parties are cooked en masse, so it would be the mushiest pasta you're ever going to eat as al dente is non-existent in our vocabulary. Most would boil the noodles first, and leave them for hours before even cooking the sauce. There are even homes that do not put tomato sauce, so all you get is sweet mushy noodles that could taste gross for the uninitiated.
Filipino spaghetti from upper middle class households would probably taste better as they are influenced from American-style "bolognese". Maybe it's better you make your own following some recipe, at least you would be using high quality pasta as well as other ingredients
fish sauce is a normal seasoner for Filipinos instead of salt (you will always find this on the dining table). But she should have added the sugar and butter to the sauce instead of when the pasta was added.
Personally i would have added evaporated milk with a bit of brown sugar because condensed milk is way too sweet (it gives it a creamy flavour without adding cream), and the pre-baught tomato sauce packet is already sweet. Hot dogs can be baught at Coles, i usually buy the KR skinless brand.
olive oil wouldn't be a common thing in Filipino kitchens because its too expensive, only in restaurants maybe. Also nowadays you will find younger couples dining in fancy restaurants for the gram and tiktok. But the older people are more traditional and will only eat what they grew up with. Most of them are not even open to changing traditional filipino recipes.
Some Filipino eat spaghetti with rice
Lots of people think they can cook. And just only few of them can really cook. 🙂
This was great.. I love your videos and I'm glad you keep an open mind… no, the Filipinos are not creating traditional Italian pasta recipes but you are willing to try them and that says a lot… I love home cooking more than anything and I am all about exploring everything food cultures have to offer… it's so interesting to learn from other people and their families… when my employees make staff meal and it's something that they grew up eating and it's not something everyone might be familiar with it's always a hit… never stop learning and teaching and sharing… and I think we can all agree… even though Parmigiano has the title… we know the true King of Cheeses is Pecorino Romano…😋👍💙
Hi Vincenzo! In Malaysia, we have a dish called “Laksa Johor” that you should check out! It uses spaghetti with a chunky gravy/broth made of grilled wolf herring, concentrated coconut milk, onion and spices. It used to be served only during festive seasons and special occasions because making the gravy is tedious work, although nowadays there are restaurants that serve it daily. Back in the day, people used to eat Laksa Johor with their hands because of the chunkiness of the gravy; it supposedly tastes better eaten this way! Do look it up!
I like putting just a spoon of cottage cheese on my spaghetti
I'm from the Philippines and I love both recipes. But contrary to the most Filipinos, I prefer Vicenzo's recipe because my inang used to cook it as my weekend treat. But I also love sweet style spaghetti which I first tried it when my classmate treated the whole class with Jollibee spag.
But in the end, I still love my mom's cooking.
The worst spaghetti 🍝 😫 ever
This is not a real Italian sauce, this is a combination of things and they call it their own version of Italian.
@vincenzosplate, I love your videos. I enjoy how your love for Italian food comes through your videos. I like how polite you are to other cooks as well. Keep bringing the content, sir.
I am Filipino but I don't like sweet spaghetti. I also like the third spaghetti looks yum.
Ninong Ry uses fish sauce (patis) as alternative to salt because it gives more flavor.
I'm all for new tastes, but fish sauce, ketchup, bananas, hot dogs and milk in my pasta sauce? I don't know, sounds 🤮
Fish sauce replaces salt. Condensed milk is like combining cream with sugar. Filipinos don't like the sourness from tomatoes so they neutralize the sourness by putting sugar or condensed milk. Banana ketchup is ketchup made with bananas.
I don't mind the fish sauce in moderation. It would be like adding anchovies or worchestershire. I've tried Filipino spaghetti. I don't really like it.
I’m Filipino and I hate the sweet spaghetti but most people here love it.
this is a good way to stir up the pinoys everywhere..😂
Fish sauce isn't that far from chicken livers, and those are sometimes added to bolognese.
I would enjoy any of these dishes!
Try the recipes you don't understand to a T and then you may understand or rather understand better how to fix them. Benidici Enzo, molto bene.
Fish sauce should be a staple of every pantry, I’ve used it in all sorts of cuisines as a salt substitute and it adds great depth of flavour and umami. Fish sauce is quite pungent and strong straight out of the bottle but I find mellows out nicely when you cook with it and doesn’t leave a real noticeable taste profile that takes over but rather just boosts the savoury notes
Try it before you diss it ❤ come on over!
What I like about Vicenzio here is.. Yes, he can be critical here when other countries try to flip the script on cooking Pasta dishes, but he sure can give tips while doing so.
I admit, when I first saw his previous video of Filipino Spaghetti, I was worried he's gonna be another one of those stuck up Reactors at first. But I'm glad he can be knowledgeable and opened to learned something new while he reacts.
That being said, thanks for reacting on this, Vicenzio's Plate. Greetings from the Philippines.
Am a Filipino but I hate Filipino Spaghetti! Too sweet! I like real Italian one.
Filipinos food pallate is more on the sweet salty umami savory side. 😊
we also love sour food because of the sinigang dish😅
Actually, this show is educating for me. This is the first time that somebody told me about the correct pronunciation of "parmesan". I always say it the wrong way.
Hello, Vincenzoooo! I'm a Filipino myself. I'll clarify those things about our food you pointed out.
1. Our proportion of garlic to onion is different, so that when the onion sweat, it prevents the garlic from burning. Plus it smells good together.
2. Fish sauce, when cooked longer, creates a certain umami flavor that we Filipinos love. It's not overpowering, but it compliments sauces we make, especially tomato based sauces.
3. If you wanna try Filipino Spaghetti, i recommend to buy it from Jollibee.
4. Filipino style spaghetti sauce: less savory tomato sauce that tastes more sweet and a little sour. It's addictive for me as a kid.
5. We don't use that much of herbs in the Philippines. And cheeses like Pecorino is costly so we use whatever can substitute those. It may not be as authentic, but we do our best to make it taste good.
About banana catsup, during World War 2 my country The Philippines was hit with severe food shortages. One of the resistance fighters , who is also a food technologist before the war, Maria Ylagan Orosa invented the banana catsup since there was a shortage of tomatoes. She later turned her skills to feeding the guerrillas fighting the Japanese occupation during World War II and smuggling food to starving American and Filipino prisoners of war, leading some to consider her a war hero.
ohh dude, you freeze her at 7:50, we’re not sure whether she’s chucking it in or throwing it out 😅
Excited already when you will try Filipino spaghetti 😂
@Vincenzo; Have you seen Azmongold's $2 Pizza?
I'm intrigued and would love to see Vincenzo out of his comfort zone and not only try the sweet spaghetti but make one himself.
lagot ka @NinongRy
garlic kisser ☠️⚰️🤣
Most Filipinos love sweet and creamy stuff, like our version of Spaghetti. Maybe not for everyone and may not be authentic Italian, but we love it unapologetically 😎😅 And we also love hearty and flavorful cuisine. I love Italian cuisine, too but definitely different from the Filipino traditional food.