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.
What it is
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, onions, bay leaves, pandan (regional), vinegar-liver sauce (sarsa) or soy-vinegar to serve. Recipe: 1) Clean and season the pig inside with salt, pepper, lemongrass and garlic; sew shut. 2) Skewer on a bamboo pole. 3) Roast over charcoal, turning constantly, basting the skin (with water, milk or soda, by regional faith) for 3-5 hours. 4) Rest; chop skin and meat. Serve: skin first, with liver sauce or spiced vinegar; no sauce at all in proud Cebu style. Flavor: shattering skin, rich pork, lemongrass perfume. History: roast pig is pre-colonial in the islands; Cebu's lechon is so prized it flies to Manila in boxes as pasalubong. See also: Adobo (Filipino), Sisig.
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