Philippines
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Adobo (Filipino)
The Philippines' defining braise: pork or chicken simmered in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic and bay until the sauce turns dark and the meat glossed — unofficial national dish, endlessly argued over. Ingredients: pork belly…
Sinigang
The sour soup that tastes like home: pork, shrimp or fish in a tamarind broth with tomatoes, labanos radish, kangkong greens and eggplant. Ingredients: pork ribs or shrimp, tamarind (or guava, kamias), tomatoes, onion, d…
Lechon
The fiesta's golden centrepiece: a whole pig roasted over charcoal for hours until its skin turns into amber glass and the meat stays silked with fat. Ingredients: whole pig, salt, black pepper, lemongrass, garlic, onion…
Sisig
Pampanga's sizzling miracle: chopped pig's face and ears, grilled, crisped on a hot plate with calamansi, onions and chiles — born to go with beer. Ingredients: pig's maskara (face, ears, snout), chicken liver, calamansi…
World Cuisines
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