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. ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lechón, or spit-roasted pig, is a dish that's served on special occasions in the Philippines. Marjurie Zanoria and Ariel Batoon ...
A Puerto Rican flag and a Philippines flag flank the ordering window of the Yammy’s Filipino Letchon truck, in Round Rock, just north of Austin. Meriam Soto, the matriarch of the family business, ...
When Kuya Ja’s Lechon Belly reopened for takeout, the well-regarded Filipino restaurant outside of Rockville had to do away with its monthly kinamot meals. The communal feasts, made up of dishes meant ...
KQED’s BBQ in the Bay is a series of stories exploring the Bay Area’s multicultural barbecue scene. New installments will post every day from June 28–July 1. here’s a fiesta happening at the Winslow ...
Lunar New Year (aka Spring Festival) was Tuesday, kicking off a weeklong celebration for Asians worldwide (about a quarter of the global population). It was also Fat Tuesday, aka Shrove Tuesday or ...
A lion’s purr revving to a roar. The sound of a crack racing across the bald face of a mountain. Thunder ripping across the sky. All arresting sounds for sure, but the phenomenon of Roel Estanilla ...
Spit-roasted pig, or lechón, is one of the most popular dishes in the Philippines. Workers moving the lechón out of the burning charcoal pit.Marielle Descalsota/Insider Lechón comprises a whole pig ...