Adobo

Filipino food may not be as famous as that of its Thai and Vietnamese neighbors. But with more than 7,000 islands and a colorful history, this archipelago has some delicious dishes of its own. And one dish that epitomises what Filipino cuisine is Adobo.

If you're looking Filipino food, there should be adobo on the table!

This ever-popular dish is an ubiquitous part of every household in the Philippines. It's Mexican in origin but Filipinos found that cooking meat (often chicken and pork) in vinegar, salt, garlic, pepper, soy sauce and other spices, was a practical way to preserve meat without refrigeration. The cooking style can be applied to different meats and seafood so that you can have adobong manok (chicken adobo) or adobong pusit (squid adobo).

This cooking style can be applied to different meats or even seafood. Sample it in a Filipino home or the garlicky version of the lamb adobo at Abe.