Lechon - A whole new way to experience pork.

What do you get when you take a whole sucking pig, a long bamboo stick, hot coals, and hours of cooking?  You get one of the best food eating experiences the Philippines has to offer.
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Cooking Lechon
Lechon is considered a Philippine national dish, and most celebrations have it as a center piece to a grand feast.  When cooked by a master, the skin of the whole pig is a shiny, golden brown and so crunchy it breaks apart in your mouth.  Beneath that golden crunch is a layer of warm fat and succulent meat that melts in your mouth!
SIMPLY BEST WHEN SHARED!  
Have you shared in the experience?
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