Lechon: Asia's best pig ever

[digitalsuperman]

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MANILA, Philippines - Despite the bad reputation pigs are getting these days due to the swine flu virus, a pig in the Philippines has made it to Time magazine’s Best of Asia list as “Best Pig.”

Time magazine, in its recent issue, hailed the Filipinos’ favorite roasted suckling pig or lechon as the “Best Pig” in Asia.

In an article written by Lara Day entitled “Pork Art,” she said it was the review of TV chef Anthony Bourdain, “whose love of all things porcine is famous,” of the lechon that helped it gain international limelight.

Bourdain, with his show No Reservations, visited Cebu and declared that he had found the “best pig ever.”

In his blog, Bourdain said that of all the pigs he tasted all over the world, “the slow roasted lechon he had on Cebu was the best.”

In the article, Time wrote on how the lechon is prepared and how it has become the country’s most beloved dish and a source of fanatical adulation.

“Though varieties differ regionally – stuffing can include any combination of lemongrass, tamarind, star anise, garlic, green onions and chili leaves, while condiments range from a light vinegary dipping sauce to a thick liver-based gravy – the basic concept remains the same. A pig is roasted for hours over a fire of open coals, slowly rotated on a bamboo spit, lovingly basted and meticulously supervised until its flesh is so tender, moist and succulent that it can be sliced with the edge of a plate, and its skin so crisp it can be punctured with the tap of a finger,” Time said.

Even Time couldn’t help but gush on the lechon.

“It was just a matter of time before the world found out. You could call it the Platonic idea of a pig, but it’s doubtful if Plato, or even an entire faculty of philosophers, could have imagined anything so exquisite,” Time wrote in its glowing review.

Link to the actual article

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=462311&publicationSubCategoryId=68

Link to the actual blog

http://anthony-bourdain-blog.travelchannel.com/read/hierarchy-of-pork

[joshua259]

wow si chef Anthony Bourdain ni adto diay sa Cebu?!? ahak... sayanga woi wala ko didto...

[dexterdal]

I wonder when kaha c anthony ni ari dri sa cebu, kung example kita ko nya then nag drive ko bahala na ma traffic pa picture gyud ko. hehehhehehe then ako sya e free tour sa cebu. hahahahhahaha

[KASAAC]

n guest man siya sa Killer bee morning talk show nila, ilang mo, mojoo and grace lee vah....
they were talking about a culinary event and he will be the judge If Im not mistaken the said place was mall of asia and grace lee hosted the show...

[joshua259]

hahaha every food lovers idol gud... me too og tagaan og chance magpa pciture sad ko niya...

[MeMing]

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! asa nga lechon iyang natilawan? na-aired nani iyang visit sa ato nasud sa travel & living?

OMG! of all the things i've missed, si AB pa gyud! noooooooooooooooooooooo!

Cebu's lechon is fit for a king for sure! be proud pinoy! be proud bisaya! weeeeeeeeee!

[higanstolsdawen]

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! asa nga lechon iyang natilawan? na-aired nani iyang visit sa ato nasud sa travel & living?

OMG! of all the things i've missed, si AB pa gyud! noooooooooooooooooooooo!

Cebu's lechon is fit for a king for sure! be proud pinoy! be proud bisaya! weeeeeeeeee!

2 months ago pa man siguro ne na air sa travel & living. search sa youtube naa didto. asa kaha to siya nekaun ug pochero kay ako to adtuon. naglaroy2x sad siya sa taboan namili ug mga buwad. last but not the least ang lechon, murag sa busay man to sila nangaun kay overlooking man sa city.

[masterjanuarius]

Kung tinuod tang mga bisaya (haha .. dili lang cebuano kay our way of preparing lechon in cebu is pretty much the same as our bisaya bros and sis all over visayas and mindanao), we don't need a known chef to tell us: our lechon is best! We know it is .. and we are proud of it .. ako, lechon lover for always. Kada uli nako sa Cebu, part ang lechon sa pagkaon sa balay .. with my insistence .. kalooy sa Dios, wa man ta heart problems .. hehe .. sige ko ug adto sa mga fine dining resto ngari Manila pero way makalupig sa atoang inasal nganha ..

[KE-25]

Saw show - Bourdain gave it justice ... About time our lechon is recognized

[sUnDoLp]

kit-an ni nakos youtube katong niari c anthony bourdain sa cebu..