I too am married to a Filipina. In my case, it was more of a necessity than to just display the food items - our house in Manila did not have any cabinets to store food, so everything was stacked on the counter. There is also a cultural aspect of wishing to display the food as somewhat of a status symbol (as explained by my wife).
I thought as much...thanks for replying...Filipinas are incredible wives but they do have their ways....Love’em just the same.....Have you noticed that filipinas brag when they shoudln’t...totally cultural....kind of comical.
Yes! Too funny! My wife has been in the US for just over two years. When she posted a picture on FB of her car, her friends said, “Oh! Your husband must be a rich man!”
To your original question, I bought a 36” x 6’ storage cabinet from Home Depot for about $150. It has worked well as a pantry for us.