Philippine ''adobo'' (from : "

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", "sauce" or "seasoning" / ) is a popular Filipino dish and cooking process in

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. In its base form, meat,

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, or vegetables are first browned in oil, and then marinated and simmered in vinegar, salt and/or

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, and garlic. It is often considered the unofficial

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in the Philippines.

History

The cooking method for the Philippine ''adobo'' is indigenous to the Philippines. The various precolonial peoples of the Philippine archipelago often cooked or prepared their food with vinegar and salt in various techniques to preserve them in the

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. Vinegar, in particular, is one of the most important ingredients in Filipino cuisine, with the main traditional types being

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, and kaong palm. These are all linked to traditional

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There are four main traditional cooking methods using vinegar in the Philippines: '' kiniláw'' (raw seafood in vinegar and spices), '' paksíw'' (a broth of meat with vinegar and spices), ''sangkutsá'' (pre-cooked

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of meat in vinegar and spices), and finally ''adobo'' (a stew of vinegar, garlic, salt/soy sauce, and other spices). It is believed that paksíw, sangkutsá, and ''adobo'' are all derivations of ''kiniláw''. They are also related to cooking techniques like '' sinigáng'' and '' pinangát na isdâ'' that also have a sour broth, albeit using fruits like calamansi,

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, unripe

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es,

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, ''santól'', and star fruit as souring agents instead of vinegar. When the

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colonized the Philippines in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, they encountered the ''adobo'' cooking process. It was first recorded in the 1613 dictionary '' Vocabulario de la lengua tagala'' compiled by the Spanish

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missionary, Pedro de San Buenaventura. He referred to it as ''adobo de los naturales'' ("''

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'' of the native eoples). The Spanish also applied the term ''adobo'' to any native dish that was marinated before consumption. However, the concept of cooking ''adobo'' already existed long before the arrival of the Spanish in 1521. In the 1794 edition of the ''Vocabulario'', it was applied to ''quilauìn'' (''

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'') a related but different dish which also primarily uses vinegar. In the 1711 Visayan dictionary ''Vocabulario de la lengua Bisaya'', the term ''guinamus'' (verb form: ''gamus'') was used to refer to any kind of marinades (''adobo''), from fish to pork. Other terms for precolonial ''adobo''-like dishes among the

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s are ''dayok'' and ''danglusi''. In modern Visayan, '' guinamós'' and '' dayok'' refer to separate dishes. Dishes prepared with vinegar, garlic, salt (later soy sauce), and other spices eventually came to be known solely as ''adobo'', with the original term for the dish now lost to history.

Description

While the ''adobo'' dish and cooking process in Filipino cuisine and the general description of ''

'' in

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share similar characteristics, they refer to different things with different cultural roots. Unlike the Spanish and Latin American ''adobo'', the main ingredients of Philippine ''adobo'' are ingredients native to

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, which include vinegar (made from palm sap or

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(typically substituting salt), black peppercorns, and

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(traditionally ''

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'' spp. leaves; but in modern times, usually ''

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''). Unlike Spanish and Latin American adobo, Philippine ''adobo'' does not traditionally use chilis,

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, or

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es. Instead, they only share similarities in their primary use of vinegar and garlic. Philippine ''adobo'' has a characteristically salty and sour, and often sweet taste, in contrast to Spanish and Mexican ''adobos'', which are spicier or infused with oregano. Pork adobo with shallots

While the Philippine ''adobo'' can be considered ''adobo'' in the Spanish sense—a marinated dish—the Philippine usage is much more specific to a cooking process (rather than a specific recipe) and is not restricted to meat. Typically,

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, or a combination of both, is slowly cooked in

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, crushed

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corns, and

. It is served with white

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. It was traditionally cooked in small clay pots ('' palayok'' or ''kulon''); but today, metal pots or woks (''kawali'') are largely used instead. There are numerous variants of the ''adobo'' recipes in the Philippines. The most basic ingredient of ''adobo'' is vinegar, which is usually

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, or cane vinegar (although sometimes

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or cider vinegar can also be used). Almost every ingredient can be changed according to personal preference. Even people in the same household can cook ''adobo'' in significantly different ways. A rarer version without soy sauce is known as ''adobong puti'' ("white ''adobo''"), which uses salt instead, to contrast it with ''adobong itim'' ("black ''adobo''"), the more prevalent versions with soy sauce. ''Adobong puti'' is often regarded as the closest to the original version of the prehispanic adobo. It is similar to another dish known as '' pinatisan'', where ''patis'' (fish sauce) is used instead of vinegar. ''Adobong dilaw'' ("yellow ''adobo''"), which uses ''kalawag'' (

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) to provide the yellow colouring as well as adding in a different flavour, can be found in

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, the

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, and

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regions. The proportion of ingredients like soy sauce, bay leaves, garlic, or black pepper can vary. The amount and thickness of the sauce also varies as some like their ''adobo'' dry while some like it saucy. Other ingredients can sometimes be used; like '' siling labuyo'',

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, jalapeño pepper, red bell pepper,

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es,

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, or lemon-lime sodas like Sprite. It may also be further browned in the oven, pan-fried, deep-fried, or even grilled to get crisped edges. ''Adobo'' has been called the quintessential Philippine stew, served with rice both at daily meals and at feasts. It is commonly packed for Filipino

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and travelers because it keeps well without refrigeration. Its relatively long shelf-life is due to one of its primary ingredients,

, which inhibits the growth of

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Variations

Based on the main ingredients, the most common ''adobo'' types are ''adobong manok'', in which chicken is used, and ''adobong baboy'', in which pork is used. ''Adobong baka'' (

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), along with ''adobong manok'' (

), is more popular among Muslim Filipinos in accordance with

halal ''Halal'' (; ) is an Arabic word that translates to in English. Although the term ''halal'' is often associated with Islamic dietary laws, particularly meat that is slaughtered according to Islamic guidelines, it also governs ethical practices ...

dietary laws. Other meats may also be used, such as ''pugò'' (

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), ''itik'' (duck), and ''kambíng'' (goat). Seafood variants include fish (''isdâ''),

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(''hitò''),

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(''hipon''), and

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(''pusít''). Vegan options utilize

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s and

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s, like water spinach (''kangkóng''), bamboo shoots (''labóng''),

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(''talóng''), banana flowers (''pusô ng saging''), and

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(''okra'').

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and

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can also be cooked as ''adobo'', like

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, and

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. More exotic versions include ''adobong sawâ'' (

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), ''adobong palakâ'' (

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''adobung kamaru'' (

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), and the ''adobong atáy at balúnbalunan'' ( chicken liver and

). There are also regional variations. In Bicol,

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, and south in

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, it is common for ''adobo'' to have

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(known as ''adobo sa gatâ''). In

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, mashed pork liver is added. In

and Laguna,

is added, giving the dish a distinct, yellowish color (known as ''adobong dilaw'', "yellow ''adobo''"), as well as a red variant using '' achuete'' seeds in the former. In the northernmost province of

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, the Ivatan prepare a type of ''adobo'' called ''luñiz'', where they preserve pork in jars with salt. ''Adobo'' has also become a favorite of Filipino-based

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, with avant-garde cooks coming up with variants such as "Japanese-style" pork adobo. Pork

with rice is a combination of

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with pandan leaf and served with magno atchara. File:Filipino Chicken Adobo.JPG, ''Adobong manok'' (chicken) over rice File:Chicken Adobo with Coconut Milk.jpg, ''Adobo sa gatâ'' (with

) File:Pork adobo.jpg, ''Adobong baboy'' (pork) with

File:Adobong talong or Eggplant adobo (Philippines).jpg, ''Adobong talóng''
(eggplant) File:Fely J's Fried Crickets (Adobong Kamaru).jpg, ''Adobong kamaru''
(

s) File:Adobong kangkong (Philippines).jpg, ''Adobong kangkóng''
( water spinach) File:Adobong hipon (Shrimp adobo, Philippines).jpg, ''Adobong hipon'' (shrimp) File:Adobong pusit (squid adobo) - Philippines.jpg, ''Adobong pusit'' (squid) File:Vegetarian Filipino Adobo.jpg,

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''adobo'' File:Philippine_chicken_neck_adobo1.jpg, ''Adobo'' made with chicken necks

Other uses

Outside of the dish itself, the flavor of ''adobo'' has been developed commercially and adapted to other foods. A number of local Philippine snack products such as cornicks, nuts, chips, noodle soups, and corn crackers, market their items as "''adobo'' flavored".

Standardization

In 2021, the Bureau of Philippine Standards of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-BPS) of the Philippines unveiled plans to standardize the most popular Filipino dishes to make it easier to promote them internationally as well as keep their cultural identity. Philippine ''adobo'' will be the first of such dishes to be standardized. The definition will be set by a technical committee headed by Glenda Rosales Barreto, and includes representatives from the academia, government departments, the food industry, chefs, and food writers. The main reference will be ''Kulinarya: A Guidebook to Philippine Cuisine'' (2008), authored by Barreto and the committee vice-chairperson Myrna Segismundo, both notable chefs of Filipino cuisine in their own right. The announcement has received some criticism from the public, but the DTI-BPS clarified that it's not mandatory and will only aim to define a basic traditional recipe that can serve as a benchmark for determining the authenticity of Filipino dishes in the international setting.

In popular culture

On March 15, 2023,

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s released a Philippine Adobo doodle.

References

External links

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