As it's used on a Filipino restaurant menu, however, kamayan often means something closer to "family-style." Traditionally, generous portions of a dish are heaped onto a communal banana leaf, then ...

Multiple Filipino dishes, including a noddle dish, a marinated chicken adobo, and a plate of sisig with a fried egg, sitting on a wooden table. - Valeriy Volkonskiy /Getty Images Filipino food is the ...