Question: "What is the one food or dish that you most look forward to eating this coming Christmas?"
Top Responses:
lechon baboy / lechon baka (14%)
salads such as fruit salads and macaroni salads (12%)
spaghetti and other pasta dishes (12%)
ham (10%)
The favorite Christmas food of Filipinos in Metro Manila is ham (16%), while spaghetti and other pasta dishes (15%) are the most anticipated Christmas foods in the rest of Luzon.
In Visayas (17%) and Mindanao (17%), lechon baboy and lechon baka are the favorite Christmas food food.
Another Filipino dish mentioned on the Christmas wish list:
pancit palabok, chicken dishes, lechon manok, pork dishes, rice cakes, desserts, fruits, barbeque, seafood, beef dishes