Spanish cuisine a signal of piety. The arrival of Europeans in America, in 1492, initiated the advent of new culinary elements, such as tomatoes, potatoes, corn, bell peppers, spicy peppers, paprika, vanilla and cocoa or chocolate. Spain is where chocolate was first mixed with sugar to remove its natural bitterness. Other ingredients traveled to the Americas, such as rice, grapes, olives and many types of cereals. Many traditional Spanish dishes such as tortilla de patata (an omelette made with potatoes), would not be possible without the discovery of America. Gazpacho, salmorejo, and pan tumaca are made with tomatoes, which traveled from America
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),