Pork Sinigang, Chicken Adobo and Puto ( Rice Cake) will be in the Dinner Menu,Tomorrow, Friday October 13, 2023
Chicken Adobo will one of the main Dishes Offering Here at THD, Friday Dinner, Oct 13, 2023
https://panlasangpinoy.com/filipino-chicken-adobo-recipe/
According to the reference below, Chicken Adobo may be considered the National Dish of the Philippines. A few of you may not agree, but for people who have not tasted a Filipino dish, this choice is very ideal. Filipino Chicken Adobo is savoury and sweet with a hint of tang, with a distinct soy flavour. The garlic and onion creates a savoury base along with the bay leaves, and the peppercorns add little subtle pops of heat.
My choice of chicken adobo is based on the fact that of the more than 100 senior residents here at THD only 5 residents have previous Philippine connections during their younger years and have tasted Filipino dishes. I am hoping that the rest of the senior residents here that have not tasted Filipino dishes in their lifetime will have a positive gastronomic experience so that they will not forget the taste of Chicken Adobo, Baby Pork Ribs Sinigang and Puto.
Pork Ribs Sinigang with Vegetables ( botchoy, string beans and cabbage)will also be in the Menu
If you are reading my blogs, I posted recently that here at THD (www.theheritagedowntown.com) my new home since last June, our activity Director with the approval of THD management has approved my suggestion to feature a Filipino Menu for just one day- a soup, main dish and dessert during the month of October. This is in connection with the Filipino-American History Month. I will also be the Resident Speaker for the Month( October 14 at 11AM-THD Cinema). My talk will be on the brief history of the Philippine-American connection, Filipino food, culture, traditions and the Philippines as a tourist destination.
The activity Director, THD Chef and I discussed on the menu the other day and decided that for soup, it will pork sinigang with vegetables, the main dish will be chicken adobo either paired with steam or garlic rice. However we have not decided on the vegetable dish.
So I did some google search as well as suggestion from my Pinoy Facebook Friends. I received several suggestions as of this writing date, The top 3 suggestions are:
However our Chef decided on French green beans ( sitao) (Haricot Verts).
For other Filipino dishes that is served with chicken adobo read this site:
https://pantryandlarder.com/what-to-serve-with-chicken-adobo/
Meanwhile let me repost again the answer to the question, What is Filipino Food and Cuisine.
Filipino cuisine has developed from the different cultures that shaped its history; it is like other Southeast Asian cuisines but with heavy Spanish influence. Some ingredients of the Mexican cuisine, such as corn, tomato and chili, have also found their way to the Philippines.
Though its cuisine is not as renowned as many of its neighbours, such as that of Thailand and Vietnam, Filipino cooking is nonetheless distinct in that it is possibly the least spicy of all South East Asian cuisines.
Don't make the mistake of thinking that Filipino food is bland, though. It is just that instead of spices, Filipino food depends more on garlic, onions and ginger to add flavor to the dishes. Painstaking preparation and prolonged cooking time is also a characteristic of most Filipino dishes, and when done properly is often what brings out the flavor of the food, as opposed to a healthy dose of spices.
With over 7,500 islands, the cuisine of the Philippines is rather a mish-mash of hundreds of local, regional, and ethnic cuisines, and without any qualifiers, you would often think of ubiquitous dishes such as adobo, sinigang, lechon,and Filipino-Chinese dishes.
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