Geography
The Philippines is a republic located in Southeast Asia. The Philippines is located on the islands of the Malay Archipelago, located in the Pacific Ocean, between countries such as Taiwan and Indonesia. See Philippines abbreviations.
The most significant of the Philippine Islands are Palawan, Negros, Mindoro, Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Samar, Panay, Bohol, and Cebu.
The part of the Malay Archipelago occupied by the Philippines is about 2,000 kilometers from south to north and about 900 kilometers from east to west. From the East, the Philippine Islands are washed by the Philippine Sea, and from the West – by the South China Sea.
From the south, they are washed by the Sulawesi Sea, and in the North, the Philippines borders Taiwan with the Bashi Strait. The length of the coastline of the state of the Philippines is about 36,300 kilometers, and the area of the islands that make up the country is approximately 299,700 kilometers.
The Philippines has a predominantly mountainous relief, the most significant peak – Apo with a height of 2,954 meters is a volcano. It should be noted that all the mountains located in the Philippine Islands are of volcanic origin, since they are located on the border of the oceanic and continental plates in a zone of increased seismic activity.
A distinctive feature of the oceanic relief within the boundaries of the Philippines is the presence of deep-sea trenches. Not far from the island of Mindanao is a trough, the depth of which reaches 10,830 meters. This gutter is considered one of the deepest in the world.
Climate
According to 800zipcodes, the climate of the Philippines is tropical monsoon with a transition to the equatorial in the southern part of the country. The average annual temperature in coastal areas ranges from 24 ° C to 28 ° C. The rainy season in the Philippines begins in May and lasts until November inclusive.
Every year, the Philippine Islands receive between 1,000 and 4,000 millimeters of precipitation. From November to April, precipitation is much less than in the summer. The Philippine Islands, located in the northern part of the archipelago, periodically suffer from natural disasters such as typhoons and tsunamis.
Philippine Cuisine
The cuisine of the Philippines combines the culinary traditions of China, Malaysia and Spain. Rice dishes with the addition of various spices, sauces, fish products, as well as poultry meat are very popular here. Flour products, such as bread, are rarely found on the dining table of the inhabitants of this country.
Filipino cuisine does not neglect vegetables, but it does not have a culture of salad preparation: vegetables are usually served as a side dish for meat and fish dishes, or as an independent dish as a whole.
Traditional sauces in the Philippines include sweet and sour sauce, soy sauce, and vinegar sauce. Hot dishes in this country are usually prepared using palm oil with fairly moderate heat.
It should be noted that the gastronomic culture of the Philippines attaches great importance to meat dishes.
Most popular here:
- various casseroles of poultry, pork, with the addition of mushrooms and vegetables;
- meat rolls “embutido” and “morcon”;
- fried stuffed pig “lechon”;
- beef tongue “kare-kare” with walnut sauce;
- stew marinated meat of different types with garlic sauce and spices – “adobo”;
- dishes from buffalo meat “carabao”, fried on coals;
- dog meat dishes – “aso”.
Resting in the Philippine Islands, it is worth trying a variety of fish dishes: salted bagong shrimp, fish balls in vinegar sauce, pinakbet shrimp paste, broth with the addition of siniganga clams, mackerel in coconut milk with various spices kinilow-on-tanquin “. As an appetizer for fish dishes, papaya slices, boiled rice and herbs are usually added.
The most popular Filipino desserts are puto rice cakes, fried bananas with various sauces, fruits in syrup, open pies with fruit filling, original ice cream consisting of ube fruit pulp, ice and condensed milk.
Filipinos usually drink coconut milk, freshly squeezed juices, and iced tea as soft drinks. Traditional recipes for making coffee are very popular here.
Alcoholic beverages include local beers, rum, coconut milk-based wine, and palm wine.
