Sunday, March 18, 2007

1. Adobo


Chicken and pork adobo.

Source: lolaskitchen.blogspot.com

This is basically marinated or seasoned meat, typically pork and/or chicken, in soy sauce, vinegar, crushed garlic, bay leaf, and black peppercorns. This is a very common packed food for mountaineers and travelers due to its relatively longer shelf life. There are 2 main flavors which are sweet flavor (by adding sugar, orange juice, or pineapple juice) and spicy flavor (by adding more chili peppers).

Some people may add coconut milk into adobo. There is also Chinese-Filipino version of adobo with some Chinese ingredients such as star anise, rock sugar, and rice wine added into it. There is also Batangas version of beef adobo with some Mexican ingredients. There is another dried version of adobo called pinatuyo which is similar to the Mexican pork dish called carnitas.

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