Filipino Christmas Feast
Philippines Christmas is the world's longest Christmas season. As Christmas carols starts as early as September and ends until the end of Epiphany, the feast of the Black Nazarene on January 9 or the Feast of the Santo Niño de Cebú on the third Sunday of January. The official observance is from 16 December with the beginning of the Simbang Gabi to Epiphany. We Filipino are utterly in love with food, there is no doubt in that.And celebrating Christmas in the Philippines always call for a feast. Keso de bola Is a semi-hard cheese from the Netherlands called Edam. Shaped like a ball and coated with red paraffin wax Spaghetti As compared to tangy Italian red sauces, Filipino-style spaghetti (also known as Sweet Spaghetti) is heavy on the sugar. The inclusion of bright red hot dog bits and processed cheese is also a requirement. It may sound weird to foreigners, but hey, it works! Ham In the Philippines, we like our food on the sweeter side.