Lechon, the national pork dish of the Philippines, is poised to pick up a serious fan base in pork-loving Cincinnati. Eduardo Deza, one of the owners of Kuya Ed's, said he sold out in four hours ...

Vivian Nieto, owner of Chulo’s Cafe in Metairie, said the Cuban tradition parallels Louisiana’s French Acadian cochon de lait ...

Forget the eggnog, the Christmas ham, and the hot buttered rum. For many Filipino families, no Christmas Eve dinner can be complete without one crucial, crispy-skinned centerpiece: a whole roast pig. ...

Lechón, or spit-roasted pig, is a dish that's served on special occasions in the Philippines. Marjurie Zanoria and Ariel Batoon run an artisanal cookhouse and sell thousands of pounds of lechón in ...

KQED’s BBQ in the Bay is a series of stories exploring the Bay Area’s multicultural barbecue scene. New installments will post every day from June 28–July 1. here’s a fiesta happening at the Winslow ...

CEBU, Philippines - This month, Choi City Seafood Restaurant at the Banilad Town Centre is proud to feature Roasted Suckling Pig and Lechon de Cebu. The delectable Roasted Suckling Pig is carefully ...

Before COVID, it looked like Brian Webb had a solid business plan for Phx Lechon Roasters – a vendor we touched on in August while diving into the Valley’s under-the-radar Filipino cooking scene. Webb ...

Miami has a little different take on the presidential turkey pardoning as Mayor Carlos Gimenez added some caliente to the tradition by pardoning a pig. Roasted pig or lechon is the centerpiece of many ...

Miami doesn't roast chestnuts for Christmas. We prefer pork over an open fire. Why it matters: The ubiquity of lechón, or roasted pork, on Miami dinner tables has led to a unique holiday tradition: ...

Every community has its holiday traditions - some old, some new. NPR's Greg Allen reports on a relatively new tradition in Miami - the pardoning of pigs. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "BLANCA NAVIDAD") ...

The pig arrived in the New World with Columbus, and was as happy as a pig in . . . the New World. It thrived. It multiplied. It was easy to raise. And it was delicious. Soon it was a staple of ...