Have you ever been on any celebration such as fiestas or special gatherings in the Philippines? If you do, then have you ever eaten a Philippine Lechon served there? If not, then that’s very sad, usually because a Philippine Lechon is usually reserved for special occasion. But, do you even know what a Philippine Lechon is? No? Well here’s a little information about the best kind of food that can only be served here in the Philippines, the Philippine Lechon.
The name Philippine Lechonis a Spanish word meaning suckling pig. A suckling pig is a piglet that is killed between the ages of two to six weeks and traditionally roasted. And like the Philippine Lechon, it is also usually reserved for special occasions. But unlike a suckling pig, a Philippine Lechon is usually a whole roasted pig, the Philippine Lechon Baboy (pig). But aside from Philippine Lechon Baboy, there are also some Philippine Lechon chicken and beef.
The process of Philippine Lechon involves the whole pig/piglet, chicken, or cattle/calf being slowly roasted over charcoal. And as I have said before, a Philippine Lechon are usually cooked during national festivities (known as fiestas), the holiday season, and other special occasions such as weddings, graduations, birthdays and baptisms, or family get-togethers.
The Philippine Lechon is usually the highlight and the most popular dish on an event. This is because among a lot of the Filipinos, when they see a Philippine Lechon on a gathering, it will mean that the person holding this event is rich because a Philippine Lechon is an expensive dish. A Philippine Lechon is commonly served with liver-based gravy or sometimes served Chinese style with steamed buns and a sweet plum sauce.
There are also some other version of Philippine Lechon here in the Philippines such as the Philippine Lechon kawali which is cooked in a large frying pan. Leftover Philippine Lechon is easily recycled into another delectable dish, called Philippine Lechon paksiw. Philippine Lechon paksiw involves cooking the left-over Philippine Lechon by boiling it in vinegar or gravy making the meat moist and the skin very soft.
So when the next time that you get invited on some Philippine fiestas or gatherings, don’t forget to try some of those delectable Philippine Lechon. For more information about the Philippine Lechon, then visit Express Regalo at www.expressregalo.com.
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In cebu's lechon they dont need any sarsa like mang tomas or liver sauce coz there lechon is tasty.
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