Due to geographical conditions and other factors, most people in the Philippines take rice as their staple food, while a few people take corn as their staple food. People in many places eat rice by hand and wash their hands before eating. Non-staple foods include meat, seafood and vegetables. Their appetites are often light and fresh.

Filipinos love western food for breakfast, Chinese food for lunch and dinner, but upper-middle class people love western food. When eating, you usually like to use spicy condiments, but not too spicy. In the Philippines, popular dishes include curry chicken, shrimp soup, garlic stew, whole pig roasted on charcoal fire and fresh white cheese rice cake. Another feature of their diet is that both men and women especially like to drink beer.