Inihaw ( ), also known as sinugba or inasal, are various types of

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or pit-roasted barbecue dishes from the

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. They are usually made from pork or chicken and are served on bamboo skewers or in small cubes with a soy sauce and vinegar-based dip. The term can also refer to any meat or seafood dish cooked and served in a similar way. Inihaw are commonly sold as

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and are eaten with white rice or rice cooked in coconut leaves (''

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''). Inihaw is sometimes referred to as Filipino barbecue or (informally) Pinoy BBQ.

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Inihaw is a general term simply meaning "grilled" or "roasted" in Tagalog, from the

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''ihaw'' ("to grill"). It is also known as ''sinugba'' (verb ''sugba'', "to grill") in Cebuano, and ''inasal'' (verb ''asal'', "to roast in dry heat, to skewer") in both Cebuano and Hiligaynon. It may also be referred to simply by the English name "barbecue" (usually shortened to "BBQ"), especially for inihaw served in skewers. Inihaw are usually made with pork, beef, or seafood. Cheap versions can also be made with

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. There are two general types of inihaw. The first are simply meat or seafood grilled directly over charcoal. They are characterized by a charred smoky exterior while remaining moist on the inside. They are usually cubed before serving, and are dipped in various sauces made with a mixture of soy sauce (or salt) and

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with fresh red onions,

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, fresh

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es, ground black pepper, and/or sugar. The second type of inihaw are meat or seafood dishes cooked and/or served on a skewer. These include whole roasted animals or cubed meat. Both types may be marinated before cooking and may also be basted while cooking. The marinating sauce is usually similar to the sauce used for dipping. In skewered inihaw, they are also commonly marinated or basted in a sweet sauce which uses

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and

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(''achuete'') oil which turns them a bright red or orange color. More southern versions known as

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are also served with a peanut-based sauce, similar to

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. In

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-speaking regions, a common combination is "sinuglaw", which combines pork inihaw (''sinugba'') and

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(raw cubed fish in vinegar and citrus juices).

Variations

Dishes which are types of inihaw but commonly considered to be distinct include the following: * Lechón - spit-roasted whole pig, usually stuffed with spices and

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. *

Chicken inasal Chicken inasal, commonly known simply as inasal, is a variant of the Filipino chicken dish known as '' lechon manok''. It is chicken marinated in a mixture of calamansi, pepper, coconut vinegar and annatto, then grilled over hot coals while basted ...

- a version of lechon manok from the

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, chicken marinated in a mixture of

, pepper, coconut vinegar and

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, then grilled over hot coals while basted with the marinade. It is served with rice, calamansi, soy sauce, chicken oil and vinegar (often '' sinamak'' vinegar, a palm vinegar infused with garlic, chili peppers and '' langkawas''). *

Lechon manok Lechon manok is a Filipino cuisine, Filipino Rotisserie, spit-roasted chicken dish made with chicken marinated in a mixture of garlic, Indian bay leaf, bay leaf, onion, black pepper, soy sauce, and ''patis (sauce), patis'' (fish sauce). The mari ...

- spit-roasted chicken dish made with chicken marinated in a mixture of garlic, bay leaf, onion,

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, soy sauce, and '' patis'' (fish sauce). The marinade may also be sweetened with

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. It is stuffed with ''tanglad'' (

) and roasted over charcoal. It is typically eaten dipped in a

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mixture of soy sauce,

, and

s. It is paired with white rice or puso and commonly served with

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pickles as a side dish. It is a very popular dish in the Philippines and is readily available at roadside restaurants. *

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- are usually grilled beef or chicken served on skewers from

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. It is related to the ''

'' and ''sate'' of

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and

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. They are usually eaten with '' ta'mu'' (rice cooked in coconut leaves, ''pusô'' in other Philippine languages) and a bowlful of warm sauce which is usually peanut-based. *

Isaw ''Isaw'' is a popular street food from the Philippines, made from barbecued pig or chicken intestines. It is a type of ''inihaw''. The intestines are cleaned, turned inside out, and cleaned again, repeating the process several times; they are t ...

- a type of very cheap skewered inihaw made from pig or chicken intestines. They are cooked and eaten in the same way as meat inihaw. Other types of offal-based inihaw are also eaten, usually with humorous names due to their crude resemblance to various everyday objects. They include "

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" (pig's ears), " betamax" (cubes of pork blood), "helmet" (chicken head), and "

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" (chicken feet).

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