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megan21
05-09-2009, 02:43 PM
In every destination, there is always a distinct flavor that you'll never forget. You just don't see places, but also taste their food.
Cebu is not only famous for its stunning beaches, beautiful landscapes and great people perfectly blended by the modernization, but also for food uniqueness; the lechon, or roast. There are actually three kinds of lechon: the lechon baboy (roasted pig), lechon manok (chicken) and the quite rare lechon baka (roasted cow). The lechon baka is relatively rare since, rather than the whole cow, the hind leg/s is the only part available.
For those who haven't tasted Cebu's lechon..you should never forget to taste it when you visit Cebu.
http://insoymada.googlepages.com/lechon.jpg/lechon-full.jpg
wanderlust
05-09-2009, 03:11 PM
Sadly, I don't eat lechon. It looks rather tasty though... yum
tadz1158
05-09-2009, 03:24 PM
Our lechon in Cebu is the best! I can remember when someone from Manila always ask me the favor to airship Lechon baboy from here and it has to be covered by airwaybill. He said that our lechon really taste good and I believe him so. I'm a lechon lover!
filz_33
05-09-2009, 03:34 PM
Sadly, I don't eat lechon. It looks rather tasty though... yum
why don't you eat lechon?
filz_33
05-09-2009, 03:36 PM
we just had our fiesta last night and we had lechon.. yum! yum! if your not from the philippines, you should try it once you visit cebu!!:cool:
Our lechon in Cebu is the best! I can remember when someone from Manila always ask me the favor to airship Lechon baboy from here and it has to be covered by airwaybill. He said that our lechon really taste good and I believe him so. I'm a lechon lover!
Well I hope we get some of those best Cebu lechons soon :D
tadz1158
05-09-2009, 04:38 PM
Well I hope we get some of those best Cebu lechons soon :D
Let me know when you get here. It will be a lechon treat for you. :):)
OceanBreezeInn
05-09-2009, 04:49 PM
hmh ... The lechon looks so delicious ...hungy, hungry ..lol... !! http://smilys.net/essende_smilies/smiley3546.gif
megan21
05-10-2009, 03:54 AM
Aside from Cebu's lechon..tourists should also try kare-kare and bicol express. yum yum!
http://finkscholar.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/kare500.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1394/893006420_55ec679ae2.jpg
Kelly
05-10-2009, 07:27 AM
Very tempting pictures lol. I like Kare-kare, looks delicious.:D
wanderlust
05-10-2009, 02:10 PM
why don't you eat lechon?
I have a love-hate relationship with pork. hahaha seriously, I don't even know why but sometimes I get this feeling that its dirty? haha sorry.
filz_33
05-10-2009, 05:02 PM
whoa!!:eek: it's best if you hire someone to cook the lechon for you.. that's what we do if we have parties.. in that way you know how your lechon has been cooked.
stella
05-11-2009, 07:29 AM
Lechon....when my family sees lechon....its every man for himself!
http://www.ongpin.com/Images/lechon.jpg
asprv
05-11-2009, 11:20 AM
I love lechon. Has anyone tried lechon pabu(roasted Turkey). The white meat is healthy... available in Iligan City.
megan21
05-11-2009, 12:09 PM
yeap, lechon pabu is yummy too! there's also lechon kanding here in cebu. you have to order it in advance. it costs P3500 for one lechon kanding..haha. it's a favorite among the chinese locales here. :)
stella
05-12-2009, 10:18 AM
Poor turkeys...
wanderlust
05-13-2009, 02:06 AM
whoa!!:eek: it's best if you hire someone to cook the lechon for you.. that's what we do if we have parties.. in that way you know how your lechon has been cooked.
Not in the cooking but in the pork per se. I mean, what does it eat? hahaha something like that. Pork in itself is dirty. That's what I think sometimes. hehehe
moohlan
05-14-2009, 04:32 AM
I watched Jessica Soho's report about Cebu's Lechon. hmmmmm.. TAsty and cruchy.. watching them just make me wanna bite some Lechon Cebu.:D
Lee Rhyne
05-14-2009, 05:15 AM
Our lechon in Cebu is the best! I can remember when someone from Manila always ask me the favor to airship Lechon baboy from here and it has to be covered by airwaybill. He said that our lechon really taste good and I believe him so. I'm a lechon lover!
My uncle is a Cebuano and they had a restaurant in Paranaque where they served Cebu Lechon Baboy. And when they got home from the US they brought 2 Lechon Baboy here in Bulacan and really it was GOOD. Yummy.
But of course I wish I could go back to Cebu and eat Lechon there. Meet you there!:)
purpleaf
05-14-2009, 12:14 PM
I heard that Lechon was not to miss when in Cebu. Unfortunately I don't eat pork, too. I was almost almost tempted...on the verge of having it just this time, but since she pissed me off I told her I won't try it anymore and we had lunch at Chika-an instead. Hey, Larsian bbq is a good alternative to non-pork eaters! I fell in love with the flavor...Yuuummm!
jbrayos
05-15-2009, 09:18 AM
I miss this food. LECHON!
megan21
05-15-2009, 04:36 PM
I miss this food. LECHON!
come to Cebu then! :)
asprv
05-16-2009, 10:34 AM
yeap, lechon pabu is yummy too! there's also lechon kanding here in cebu. you have to order it in advance. it costs P3500 for one lechon kanding..haha. it's a favorite among the chinese locales here. :)
I didn't know there is a lechon kambing. I wonder how it tastes:rolleyes:
jbrayos
05-16-2009, 12:21 PM
I haven't taste lechon baka yet.
megan21
05-16-2009, 01:16 PM
I didn't know there is a lechon kambing. I wonder how it tastes:rolleyes:
it should tastes yummy because its the favorite of the chinese locales in cebu. :)
megan21
05-16-2009, 01:19 PM
I haven't taste lechon baka yet.
lechon baka is sold by the kilo, but it is usually sold as the leg part of the cow, because it's very expensive if it's the whole cow. hehe. :D
Kelly
05-16-2009, 04:41 PM
I haven't tried lechon baka. :p Does it taste good like lechon baboy? :D
tadz1158
05-16-2009, 06:45 PM
come to Cebu then! :)
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs005.snc1/4422_82148713916_561453916_1743781_8242213_s.jpght tp://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs005.snc1/4422_82148703916_561453916_1743780_3915785_s.jpg
We can't really resist stopping by one of the Lechon stalls in Mactan on our way back home to Cebu City. These stalls are found if we use the old bridge route. So tempting because it's still hot and I like it hot.
megan21
05-17-2009, 04:55 PM
I haven't tried lechon baka. :p Does it taste good like lechon baboy? :D
it has a different taste, but still so delicious! it's called roasted calf. hehe. it has a gravy sauce and it's not crispy unlike the lechon baboy. hehe
purpleaf
05-18-2009, 01:28 AM
I saw how the beef was roasted once before a birthday party and I didn't eat it that night. haha!
Yesterday when we heard mass at Antipolo there were several stalls selling lechon. Looks tempting!!!
Kelly
05-18-2009, 02:48 PM
it has a different taste, but still so delicious! it's called roasted calf. hehe. it has a gravy sauce and it's not crispy unlike the lechon baboy. hehe
Hmmm sounds good... guess I have to try it :D
I Miss Lechon! this thread with all the pictures and stuff makes me wanna eat :p I'll see to it I get to taste Lechon when I visit Cebu.
darlingW
05-20-2009, 07:33 PM
where can i buy lechon that's not a whole pig? i've tasted it before from a filipina friends party and it was quiet good..i'd lfor my kids to try it..but would't want them to see a whole pig in a spit...looks traumatizing..
Let me know when you get here. It will be a lechon treat for you. :):)
I'll be holding you to that. haha. I wanna go there naaa :D
butterflywings
05-21-2009, 01:30 AM
Aside from Cebu's lechon..tourists should also try kare-kare and bicol express. yum yum!
http://finkscholar.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/kare500.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1394/893006420_55ec679ae2.jpg
these looks so yummy...where can i get this dish from? which restaurant is this?
MissLee
05-23-2009, 11:48 AM
where can i buy lechon that's not a whole pig? i've tasted it before from a filipina friends party and it was quiet good..i'd lfor my kids to try it..but would't want them to see a whole pig in a spit...looks traumatizing..
haha!that's funny. For Filipinos its nothing unusual. But yes you were right, it could look traumatizing for those who are not used to seeing it.
Try Lydia's lechon; they sell by kilo. We frequent the Roces ave. branch in quezon city. If you choose to eat in, they have a restaurant where you can try other dishes aside from lechon.
Happy eating! =)
megan21
05-23-2009, 12:10 PM
these looks so yummy...where can i get this dish from? which restaurant is this?
Golden Cowrie. :)
megan21
05-23-2009, 12:12 PM
where can i buy lechon that's not a whole pig? i've tasted it before from a filipina friends party and it was quiet good..i'd lfor my kids to try it..but would't want them to see a whole pig in a spit...looks traumatizing..
the best lechon is CnT lechon in cebu. mouthwatering yummy lechon. you can buy per kilo or whole. :D
MissLee
05-24-2009, 02:25 PM
the best lechon is CnT lechon in cebu. mouthwatering yummy lechon. you can buy per kilo or whole. :D
Do we have lechon Cebu here in Manila? I would want to try it coz they say its really yummy.
Please post the name of the store/resto & address coz I'm really going to try it.:)
esembrano
06-03-2009, 04:41 AM
i love the lechon from cebu city
kookay
06-11-2009, 04:32 PM
I haven't tried lechon baka. :p Does it taste good like lechon baboy? :D
For me, lechon baka (beef/calf) is actually better than lechon baboy (pork). This is because it has a more intense flavor (it actually soaks up the basting juices better than the pork one) and is leaner than the pork version.
For a really good lechon baka experience, try ordering from Elars (not Elarz because there is actually an Elarz right beside it). Their lechon baka is very popular and for a good reason too. :) Elars is located in Quezon Avenue, QC.
ccuevas
06-11-2009, 04:35 PM
cebu's lechon is the best, it doesnt need sauce anymore :)
anj_fire
06-11-2009, 04:42 PM
I'll take the crunchy skin any time of the day... =)
I'm not sure in other branches but in Megamall, I just heard that when it's 1 hour before closing time (8pm weekdays 9pm Fri-Sun) prices are slashed up to 50%... so if you want lot's of lechon better come here during the said mall hours.
Where: Food Court
What: Lydias Lechon
zeeroigh
02-21-2010, 03:18 PM
wow!is this true?lechon for almost half-price if its near closing time?
exotix
02-22-2010, 05:50 AM
I'm not sure in other branches but in Megamall, I just heard that when it's 1 hour before closing time (8pm weekdays 9pm Fri-Sun) prices are slashed up to 50%... so if you want lot's of lechon better come here during the said mall hours.
Where: Food Court
What: Lydias Lechon
WHOA. Really now? I will have to tell my parents now. Haha.
We really love Lechon, despite the cholesterol it gives to our bodies. :D
I've tasted Lechon from Cebu and it's the best. It doesn't need sauce. Plus, Lechon in provinces are sold at a lower price as compared in Metro Manila.
pinoytourist
02-28-2010, 06:29 AM
I order lechon whenever there are special occasions. Before, it's hard to decide where to buy the best lechon with all the "lechoners" claiming theirs are the best. The Lechon Family in Manila achieves the Cebu style lechon. What's great is that after an hour, the skin remains crisp and the meat tastes good. Not wanting to compromise quality, I see to it that I'm there waiting for the lechon to be brought from the roasting pit; place it into the car and hurry home.
Cebu style lechon is still the basis for good tasting lechon especially the ribs...the best lechon ever.