Course | Main course |
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Place of origin | Philippines |
Associated cuisine | Filipino cuisine |
Serving temperature | Hot |
Variations | Asado de carajay; Asado matua; pork asado |
Similar dishes | Humba, pata tim, adobo, hamonado |
Philippine asado refers to two different Filipino braised meat dishes. The name originates from Spanish asado ("grilled"), a reference to the original dish it was applied to, the Chinese-Filipino version of char siu barbecues usually known as pork asado. However, the Filipino versions have evolved to be braised, not grilled. The other Filipino dishes also known as asado are asado de carajay and asado matua. Unlike the Chinese-derived version, they are savory rather than sweet.[1][2]