Filipino Cuisine
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Adobo

Adobo is a savory Filipino dish characterized by meat marinated and simmered in a mixture of vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, bay leaves, and black peppercorns. It is considered the unofficial national dish of the Philippines, embodying the melding of indigenous and foreign influences in Filipino cuisine.

7 ingredients
savorytangygarlickyumamislightly sweet
Filipino70%
Chinese20%
Spanish10%

Ingredients

  • pork shoulder
    1 lb
  • vinegar
    1/2 cup
  • soy sauce
    1/4 cup
  • garlic cloves
    6 cloves
  • bay leaves
    2 leaves
  • black peppercorns
    1 tsp
  • water
    1 cup

Method

Steps not available

The dish originated from indigenous Filipino cooking methods of stewing meat in vinegar combined with the influence of Spanish colonizers who introduced soy sauce and bay leaves, creating the unique adobo flavor profile.

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

ingredients+techniques
Chinese20%
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