In the same manner that “a way to a man’s heart is through his stomach,” the way to get to know a nation’s culture better is through its cuisine.
She has tried, savored and enjoyed different versions of adobo but there’s only one variant that she constantly craves: Adobo sa dilaw, more commonly known as Batangas adobo.
After Thai, Vietnamese and Korean cuisines, Filipino foods will get their time in the spotlight next year as the top trending ethnic cuisine of 2018.
Over the last fortnight this diner had highly contrasting dining experiences—one of great disappointment and the other, quite pleasing.
By Ivan Maminta and family. Makes for four servings: 300 g chicken breast, cubed 300 g pork belly, skin off,...
Mention adobo to Dulce Magat-Gibb, and she can instantly create a delicious spread of adobo-inspired dishes. Take note, they’re neither...
Myke “Tatung” Sarthou finds it hard to say no to people. When he started cooking—borne out of passion and family history than a formal education—for friends at his home in Quezon City, splendid tales of his dishes spread like wildfire, chiefly among acquaintances, and later, ladies who lunch, politicians, power players and, soon, strangers.
No one can fault Jane Uy Lim if she likes her adobo sweeter than the usual salty-sour finish. She adds a good amount of sugar to the traditional garlic-vinegar-pepper-and-soy sauce stew.
Last June, in the vast basement kitchen of Hotel Intercontinental in Madrid, Spain, and in a state-of-the-art demonstration room at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, I helped roll fried turon that became a hit among dinner guests in Madrid and culinary students in Paris.
For celebrity chef Sharwin Tee, adobo requires only three essential ingredients: vinegar, peppercorns and bay leaf (laurel). “If you have...