Adobo

Origin

Adobo derived from the Spanish word “adobar” which means to marinate. The first recorded existence of adobo in the Philippines is from 1613, when the Spaniards came to the Philippines. A food historian named, Raymond Sokolov, insisted that ingredients for adobo already existed in the Philippines way before Ferdinand Magellan, first European to reach the Philippines, came to the Philippines. It is believed that Filipino developed lots of methods for preserving food since they live in a warm climate, and to keep their food fresh, they used vinegar and salt thus they created adobo.

What is adobo?

Adobo is a cooking technique and there are endless variations of cooking adobo. It is considered, unofficially, as the national dish of the Philippines. It is a huge part of Filipino culture and every Filipino household have their own version of adobo. Adobo is served rice both at daily meals and at feasts and it is very popular packed for Filipino mountaineers and travelers because it keeps well without refrigeration. It has a long shelf-life due to one of its primary ingredients which is vinegar because it inhibits the growth of bacteria.

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