Suckling pig is a fierce contender in the unending debate over the Philippines’ national dish. It impresses not only with its cultural theatrics – spit-roasting a whole pig over dancing flames has ...

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When it comes to pork, nothing is better than lechon—except for maybe lechon belly. For fans of porcine delights, lechon is the highest expression of culinary excellence and extravagance. It’s also a ...

When it comes to pork, nothing is better than lechon—except for maybe lechon belly. For fans of porcine delights, lechon is the highest expression of culinary excellence and extravagance. It’s also a ...

Forget the eggnog, the Christmas ham, and the hot buttered rum. For many Filipino families, no Christmas Eve dinner can be complete without one crucial, crispy-skinned centerpiece: a whole roast pig. ...

Second to rice, lechon is another important dish that makes us Filipinos. So much has been said about lechon that Anthony Bourdain even termed one of our own as the best pig ever. I agree with him.

Oven-roasted Cebu lechon (Roast pork belly roll) A specialty of Will Mahusay’s home town, Cebu lechon is one of two main styles of lechon (roast pork) in the Philippines.This popular pork dish is made ...

The District, Maryland, and Virginia have long fostered a thriving Filipino community who could get their fix of lumpia (skinny egg rolls) and lechon kawali (crispy pork belly) from diners and turo ...