Adobo

Adobo is an example of the many variations seen in most dishes that make up Filipino cuisine


Adobo—one of the most popular foods in the Philippines—is one of the best examples of the variations seen within Filipino cuisine. There are so many ways to cook adobo that it warranted author and self-proclaimed ‘Adobo Queen’ Nancy Reyes-Lumen to come up with a cookbook on the different kinds of adobo. Flipping through the pages, it’s amazing to see on how many different kinds of adobo are there, from the classic chicken and pork adobo with its rather oily salty-sour sauce to vegetables with practically no sauce at all. Despite all the different appearances, one thing remains the same: each variation of adobo is cooked by stir-frying the the meat or vegetable, and seasoning this with a combination of soy sauce, vinegar and pepper.