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Lechon
Filipino Cuisine
A whole pig stuffed with lemongrass, garlic, and onions, slowly spit-roasted over charcoal until the skin shatters.
Category
Roast
Main Ingredient
Pork
Cooking Method
Roasted
Spice Level
Mild
Region
Cebu, Nationwide
Cuisine
Filipino
Fun Fact
Anthony Bourdain called Cebu lechon 'the best pig ever' after tasting it in 2009. Cebu-style lechon is so aromatic from its stuffing that it is traditionally eaten without the liver sauce used elsewhere in the country.