Mang Tomas (

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for "Mr. Tomas") is a

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brand established by

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. Its core product is

lechon sauce Liver spread is a Filipino canned spread product made from pureed pork, beef, or chicken liver mixed with cereal and/or offal similar to the French pâté and German liverwurst. Liver spread is usually eaten as a filling for sandwich bread and ...

. The brand was developed by Hernan Reyes in the late 1980s after he purchased the lechon sauce recipe of Aling Pitang lechon shop located in

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. Reyes named his sauce "Mang Tomas Sarsa", after a popular lechon shop located in

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. In 1991, the brand was acquired by Southeast Asia Food, Inc. (SAFI, now

). The product is presently sold as "Mang Tomas All-Around Sarsa" in the

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and as "Mang Tomas All-Purpose Sauce" in export markets. Unlike the traditional lechon sauce, Mang Tomas is made without ground liver. Liver was a listed ingredient in the internationally available Mang Tomas products until 2017, but has since been removed from the label. As of 2022, all Mang Tomas variations reinclude pork liver as an ingredient.

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