Filipino netizens couldn’t hide their disappointment after Taste Atlas placed three dishes in the Philippines in their list of ‘worst dishes in the world.’
On February 4, 2023, the online magazine released the controversial list that includes Filipino Spaghetti, Kinalas, and even the popular breakfast Hotsilog.
More Filipinos got affected by the inclusion of Filipino spaghetti because it’s one of the most popular dishes in the country.
There’s a big difference between Filipino spaghetti and traditional spaghetti.
Filipino spaghetti has a sweeter sauce compared to the traditional one.
It became part of many celebrations, especially birthday parties.
However, Filipinos questioned the methodology used by Taste Atlas to rank the said dishes and put them on the list of worst words.
Some even accused Taste Atlas of ‘Pinoy Baiting’ to gain the attention of the Filipinos and talk about their online magazine.
“I beg to disagree with those people who made the decision regarding Filipino dishes these people didn’t even consider how broad the culture we have had….I am a cook and having been exposed to international, European, Indian and Greek cuisine…, I can say that the taste not all but much of there food was much worst than our very own spaghetti!!!!” netizen Darwin Manalo said.
“Sus for sure nilagay nila yan kasi Filipino favorites yan. Gusto nila maging sikat sila kasi alam nila pag uusapan silang Pinoy so taas ung view etc nila. Tactic.” netizen Lexter Suarez commented.
“There is no such thing as worst food. Any food for that matter always has something to do with the taste or preference of the people who used to eat them for years. Nobody can judge the palate of anybody especially if the food was in existence for generations.” netizen Danilo Bagon Solis remarked.
Taste Atlas is founded by Croatian journalist and entrepreneur Matija Babic who loves discovering new food.