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Lechón (
Tagalog:
Litson and
Cebuano:
Inasal) is the
Spanish word for
suckling pig. In the Philippines, it connotes a whole roasted
pig,
lechón baboy. Chicken and beef, are also popular. The process of
lechón involves the whole pig/piglet, chicken, or cattle/calf being slowly roasted over
charcoal.
According to Vocabulario de la Tagala printed in 1613
Lechon = Biik. pp. buyik. pp. Buik. pc. bowik. pc. bolaó. pc.
Lechon bermejo = Bolias. pc.
Lechoncillo = colig. pc.
Lechón is often 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
lechón is usually the highlight and the most popular dish of these events. It is usually served with a liver-based sauce. However, in some cases, it may be served Chinese style with steamed buns and a sweet plum sauce.
This dish is also popular in
Puerto Rico, the
Dominican Republic,
Cuba and many other parts of the
Spanish-speaking world.
Another version of
lechón, called
lechón kawali, involves boiling then frying pieces of pork.
Leftover
lechón in the Philippines is easily recycled into another delectable dish, called
Paksiw na Lechon.
Paksiw na Lechon involves cooking the left-over
Lechon by boiling it in
vinegar making the meat moist and the skin very soft.
In
Metro Manila, a popular place to purchase
Lechon is
La Loma, an area within the boundary area between
Manila and
Quezon City. Many restaurants selling
Lechon year round can be found there.
Lechon Cebu is a very popular variety of the dish.
The typical Filipino method of roasting involves placing the pig on a spit and baking it on charcoals while wiping the skin with a brush made out of leaves drenched in water and the pig's own fat. This makes the skin "pop" and eventually crunchy.
The pig had always been the center of communal feasts in pre-Hispanic Philippines, and "Lechon" is the normal manner it's prepared, from the remote part of the country where no Westernerners ever seen to the lowland Christianized Filipinos. But only lowland Christians use the word lechon to describe it.
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