I ask this question for variety of valid reasons, plus, Hullexile's periodic promotion of Jollibee ( which I am not particularly fond of ) and the distinct lack of Filipino restaurants in the west compared to much more desirable mainstream Asian offerings, that the majority of people typical crave when they think dining out,
Most people tend to prefer, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Thai, Indian, Chinese, Japanese and Korean etc
Which, considering the size of the filipino/a population here in Australia, which I believe sits at about 300,000 folks, you'd think that there would be more restaurants than what actually exist. There just aren't any, but its so easy with all the others.
I don't think I have heard anybody in my circle which actually includes 2 mates who are married to Filipina's, say, " Hey I know this little Filipino restaurant lets try it out" it just doesnt cross peoples minds for some reason.
What's your thoughts as to why Filipino cuisine just doesn't seem to get onto peoples satisfying food spectrum radar?