Category: Meat

Meat in Philippine Cuisine. The commonly used Filipino word for “meat” is karne, from the Spanish carne.

Morcon

Featured photo is of Morcon made in Bataan in February 2016.

Morcon (Murkon in Tagalog orthography) is a popular holiday dish during the Christmas season in the Philippines. It is a meat roll stuffed with sausage or hotdogs, carrots, pickles, cheese, and egg.

Adidas

Adidas + Saluyot by Mommy Shelette.

In the Philippines, adidas refers to chicken feet.

The usage derives from the fact that the chicken’s three claws are reminiscent of the trefoil logo of the German shoe company Adidas.

Crispy Liempo

Photo of Crispy Liempo by Leslie Bernarte. Goes well with beer 🙂

Chicken Adobo

Photo by Jeric Travis of chicken adobo with rice and salted egg on banana leaf. Adobong manok na may kasamang itlog na maalat at kanin. Nakahain sa dahon ng saging. Recipe to be posted soon!