I know just where you're coming from Michael.
No offence intended my friend and I wasn't trying to wind you up at all.
Many of those foods you like also have a variation in the Philippines.

Have you ever tried empanada ?
It's a filled pastry. In many ways like a minature pasty. Just wonderful.
I'm confident you'd enjoy those.

Some years ago I undertook a consultancy assignment for a very major meat processor here in UK.
I won't go into all the details but I think you'd be shocked by what I discovered.