Ulcing’s Lechon: My favorite at the Ultimate Taste Test Event 3.0
Chalk this one up for the husband and wife team of Rachel and Anton Diaz. They did it again, and this time the venue was bigger, more suppliers and more foodies joined the throng. Everybody loves a great meal but even more people love great company. In this event, I felt I was in the company of the some of the blogosphere’s most popular foodies, online and off.
The pretty lady on the left is fellow foodie, Annalyn Jusay. Beside her is Manang Tessie, the genius behind Ulcing’s Lechon Cebu.
Anthony Bourdain DID put Lechon Cebu at the top of his “hierarchy of pork” blog post. Score another big one for Filipino food. If we had Thanksgiving in the Philippines, we’d all have Lechon Cebu as the centerpiece of the meal.
That’s Manang Tessie with her idol Mr. Awesome himself, Anton Diaz. She told she wanted a picture with him so I posting it here. Manang Tessie is the lady behind the wonderful taste of Ulcing’s Lechon Cebu. For orders, call her at 810-6408 or her mobile 0919-4595591. ULCING’S LECHON IS THE BEST I’VE HAD SO FAR. Her prices will not give you a heart attack.
The History of Lechon
Not much is really known about the origins of Lechon. It is said that the Spanish brought lechon to the Philippines, as evidenced by the cuisine of our colonial siblings who were also set free from the Spanish under the Treaty of Paris. We enjoy Paella as much the regular South American does.
Because of frequent trading activities with the Chinese, it would not be so far fetched to say that some ancient Filipinos might have tasted Siu Mei sooner than Lechon.
I’m just showing other images here. To continue, Lechon Cebu is a world of difference with the Luzon-style lechon. For starters, Lechon Cebu never needs sauce because the meat is savory enough. I don’t know what else they put in Lechon Cebu that makes it better than local lechon. I guess it’s their little secret.
Enjoy the pictures and hope to see on the ultimate taste text event next year!
November 26, 2009
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Arpee · 
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Tags: barbeque, cebu lechon, hog roast, hog roast bbq, lechon cebu, philippine lechon, ulcing's lechon, ultimate taste test event · Posted in: events, F&B
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I think I missed this. Whaaaah! I tried the other two Lechon suppliers.
Are they the ones who gave you the head?
i tried the others, but i asked for the head from ulcing who was nice enough to give it to me. her lechon was the first one to run out.
I came early, Ulcing run out agad , because they bring one small lechon only. =)….Di ko tuloy na try…
Sabroso lechon & Leonardo have more lechon . I’ll go for sabroso…yumyum
sarah m.
Thanks Arpee. I didn’t know you included me here, haha. I still regret missing out on Ulcing’s… waaah. But since I take after your reco, I plan to order from them for our laundry shop’s Christmas party. Happy holidaze!
please quote us lechon good for 170 persons. Please suggest how many whole lechons should be ordered based on this number?
Thank you so much.
Regards,
Brenda B. Sanchez
Janssen Pharmaceutica, a div. of
Johnson & Johnson Phils., Inc.
hi i was the one who you called, you were right, you’re the first entry for ulcing’s lechon when you google it.
thanks much for your blog, i just read so now.
i think maybe it’s time i made mom an fb account
mom almost had a heart attack when i mentioned 170 lechons. it’s 170 persons pala hehe, 3-4 big ones will do for that number i think.
my mom’s number (ulcing is her mother’s name and my grandma’s who started the lechonan in talisay, cebu) is
09193613291
landline is 8106408 and 4977957
Julie Javier Gabrido
(daughter of Teresita Javier, Proprietress, Ulcing’s Cebu Lechon)
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