A Delectable Delicacy

Released on: February 12, 2008, 2:30 am

Press Release Author: Christine Layug

Industry: Internet & Online

Press Release Summary: Philippine Lechon is often cooked during national festivities
(known as fiestas), the holiday season, and other special occasions such as
weddings, graduations, birthdays and baptisms, or family get-togethers.

Press Release Body: When it comes to festivities and celebrations here in the
Philippines, a Philippine Lechon is always present. Filipinos all over the country
has eaten and tasted this delectable delicacy, but else what do we know about it?
Well here's short information about the Filipinos favorite delicacy, Philippine
Lechon.
Philippine Lechon is a Spanish word for suckling pig. You know what a suckling pig
is? A suckling pig is a young pig hat has only fed on its mother\'s milk, killed then
traditionally roasted.
In the Philippines, it connotes a whole roasted pig, which the Filipinos call the
Philippine Lechon baboy. Though pigs are the usual for href=http://www.expressregalo.com>Philippine Lechon, chicken and beef are also
popular among the Filipinos. The process in which to cook a Philippine Lechon
involves the whole pig/piglet, chicken, or cattle/calf being slowly roasted over
charcoal.
A typical Filipino method of roasting involves placing the pig on a spit and baking
it on charcoals while wiping the skin with a brush made out of leaves drenched in
water and the pig\'s own fat. This makes the skin \"pop\" and eventually crunchy.
The Philippine Lechon is often cooked during national festivities (known as
fiestas), the holiday season, and other special occasions such as weddings,
graduations, birthdays and baptisms, or family get-togethers.
The Philippine Lechon is usually the
highlight and the most popular dish of these events. It is usually served with a
liver-based sauce. However, in some cases, it may be served Chinese style with
steamed buns and a sweet plum sauce.
Philippine Lechon are also recyclable into another dish, the Lechon Paksiw. Paksiw
na Lechon or Lechon Paksiw involves cooking the left-over Lechon by boiling it in
vinegar or gravy making the meat moist and the skin very soft.
In Metro Manila, a popular place to purchase Philippine Lechon is in La Loma, an
area within the boundary area between Manila and Quezon City. Many restaurants
selling Philippine Lechon year round can be found there.
But if you want you Philippine Lechon to be delivered right on your door steps, then
visit www.expressregalo.com for more
details.


Web Site: http://www.expressregalo.com

Contact Details: 6820173

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