Spanish omelette tortilla") to be eaten as a finger food. The first reference to the tortilla in Spanish is found in a Navarrese document, as an anonymous "Mousehole's memorial" addressed to the Navarra region's court in 1817. It explains the sparse conditions of Navarre's farmers in contrast with those in Pamplona (the capital) and la Ribera (in southern Navarre). After listing the sparse food eaten by highlanders, the next quote follows: "…two to three eggs in tortilla for 5 or 6 [people] as our women do know how to make it big and thick with less eggs, mixing potatoes, breadcrumbs or whatever."
Culture of the Philippines (roasted pig) are served on plates. Other popular dishes brought from Southeast Asian, and Spanish influences include afritada, asado, chorizo, empanadas, "mani" (roasted peanuts), "paksiw" (fish or pork, cooked in vinegar and water with some spices like garlic and pepper), "pan de sal" (bread of salt), pescado frito (fried or grilled fish), "sisig", "torta" (omelette), kare-kare (ox-tail stew), "kilawen", pinakbet (vegetable stew), pinapaitan, and "sinigang" (tamarind soup with a variety of pork, fish, or prawns). Some delicacies eaten by some Filipinos may seem unappetizing to the Western palate include "balut" (boiled egg with a fertilized duckling inside), longanisa (sweet sausage),