Is Adobo a Filipino Cuisine?

by deus


Before we proceed lets describe, What is Adobo? According to Wikipedia. ‘Adobo is the Spanish word for seasoning or marinade. The noun form is used to describe the actual marinade or seasoning mix, and the term used for a meat which has been marinated or seasoned with an adobo is referred to having been adobada.’

For the simplicity of cooking procedure and requires just a handful of ingredients, It is definitely of the first Filipino dishes must learn to cook. It is slow-cooked in soy sauce, vinegar, crushed garlic, bay leaf, and black peppercorns. There are many variations of adobo. The most widely preferred traditionally is pork and followed by chicken adobo, although chicken adobo is very popular these days for health reasons. For additional information, The Black Eyed Peas member Mr. Allan Pineda or widely known as apl.de.ap, a Filipino-American, has a song called Bebot that mentions his life in the barrio in the Philipines wherein his food is usually Chicken Adobo.

Mr. Irwin once posted.
‘if your aware that the preparation of Adobo was introduced to the Philippines by some of the original Portuguese Priests, together with the Bay Leaf, and more importantly the Chili Pepper thru the Black Ships who traded spices in the Orient.
There are several Adobo Type dishes popular in Goan, Japanese and Chinese variations.
But the Philippines is to my taste by far the best, plus most versatile with Chicken Pork or Goat and other Meats.’
Also, adobo is one of the common packed foods brought by Filipino mountaineers during climbs because of its relatively long shelf-life. The adobo has vinegar in its ingredient, which inhibits the growth of bacteria.

Here is as follows the usual recipe of adobo:

Adobo

Ingredients:
1 kilo of pork/ chicken
1cup of vinegar
¾ cup soy sauce
¼ tsp. Black Peppercorn
1 clove garlic
Bay leaf
Cooking oil

Procedure:
Mix all ingredients in one pan and allow to boil. Simmer over low fire until 1 kilo of pork/ chicken is tender. Remove remaining sauce from pan. Add a little cooking oil and fry pork/ chicken until it turns golden brown. Return sauce to pan and simmer for two or more minutes. Remove from fire and let cool before eating.


Adobo is eaten by virtually all Filipinos, regardless of social standing, home province or region. Because of its long shelf-life and adaptability to different uses, adobo is often the first thing to go into the traveller’s checklist when Filipinos go to the beach or long day trip on holiday. It is essentially the national dish of the Philippines. Adobo dish is indeed a Filipino cuisine. Grab it into your nearest Filipino favorite restaurants and or carinderia.


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