The Bubble Chef

If the Philippines had a national dish, it would have to be adobo. It has become one of the most popular dishes in this country mainly because of its flavor. What most people often think of when they hear the word is a stew with the basic elements of chicken and pork in a sauce of soy sauce, white vinegar, garlic and peppercorns. However, the variations are endless, and whether served dry or moist, the unique flavor of its subtle sourness is always present. Almost anything can be cooked adobo-style: beef, fish, shellfish, and vegetables, in addition to pork or chicken, are excellent.

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My mother used to make us a delicious hot sopas. Sopas is a tagalog word for soup. I remember, whenever she makes it, there's always lechon kawali on the side. It has been her custom way of doing it. Soup with either fried pork or fish but most of the time, its lechon kawali. I grew up in a big family and it has always been a tradition to have annual feast in the town, and whatever occassion it is, she's been our cook with some helpers. Although when we're still singles, we never had the chance to cook for ourselves coz she's always been there, we knew by heart that we could cook well after seeing how she did it well in cooking all these years. Today, I made my version of Sopas. But unlike her, I served it with Garlic Mushroom and Beef with Oyster Sauce.
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