The Philippines' Extremely Popular LECHON! Left us in Disbelief

[@AlwaysBeChanging]

Mouth-watering indeed!!!!! This is our dream episode and you nailed it!! Knox is so great at describing food. I want to taste that crispy skin so badly! I wish we were there with you. In fact, we were at that exact food park. I can picture us all there trying food together. But we have to know what is your wedding song?

[@MomDuty]

I’ll make sure to tell Knox you said that. He turns into an eating machine in food vlogs. It’s so cute to see. You can tell he’s really enjoying it. My little foodie👦🏻🤪

[@MomDuty]

Oh yes! It’s “No One” by Alicia Keys 🎹 Don’t tell me you have the same wedding song?🤭🤣😆😆😆

[@AlwaysBeChanging]

@@MomDuty that’s so sweet! No way we would have the same one. Ours is Beast of Burden 😆

[@bricesereneo7269]

Acknowledging Always be Changing as one of the travel vloggers in the Philippines, just to give you an idea many regions in the Philippines have different styles in cooking lechon as there would be rice, crab meat and clams inside the cooking lechon boiling these inside ingredients in pigs fat for hours giving that umami in the seafood rice. Some have more base liver sauce or a combo of liver spread and liver sauce as comparing the price ranges which market sold lechon is cheaper yielding more crispy skin and normal taste of more pork lechon meat. Yet lechon is not limited to pigs but they have beef lechon which is a whole cow cooked in the same style as lechon and lechon manok which is a whole chicken also cooked in a rotisserie. As they say meat cooked on the grill taste more juicer but that said the seasoning and flavoring from different lechon of the regions in the Philippines is abundant. Hopefully you try the vegan banana heart lumpia and other vegetable based cuisines in most Cebu restaurants as lumpiang ubod and lumpiang toge is common as a vegan roll around the Philippines. Also diversity of fruits like durian and fruits in the fruit stands is a must.

[@bricesereneo7269]

Also they have grilled tuna jaws like a whole tuna steak at the Sugba, hopefully charcoal ice cream is still there and the native chicken Siningang in banana leaf and if the Buchi balls which have different fruit and chocolate flavors in a sesame seed covered dough.

[@rickymaranga3009]

CEBU Lechon is the best famous original Lechon in the world And thanks your all family visit in the metro Cebu city, happy together and more power.

[@MomDuty]

My husband and son are obsessed! They miss Cebu lechon🤤

[@MSalem-gt5dy]

It’s really in Cebu you can find the best LECHON ever. I have a friend in Manila who is a Cebuana-Chinese who have a LECHON business called LECHON FAMILY. That IT food market is festive. Enjoy the rest of your days in the Philippines.

[@MomDuty]

Oh really?! Just looked it up. Is it in Quezon City? It’s only 15 minutes away from us. Hmmm may have to make a drive over there. The boys are dying for some Lechon Cebuano🤤

[@swerteko7737]

So happy, different nationalities mingling and having much fun in the Philippines.

[@MomDuty]

I love that too! Seeing people from different countries visiting🥹We’re all enjoying the Philippines🙏🇵🇭Thanks for the support!

[@janetceniza8091]

husband speaking age 80 - checking in - my wife's home area. Lechon is so different in Cebu then in Manila. We usually send a Cebu Lechon to her brother in Makati for Christmas. It is cooked and flown out in the morning and her brother goes to the airport to pick it up. Personally, I do not eat pig this way, give me a regular U.S. ham.

[@jetbisayaadventures1437]

Enjoy watching when family together and kids help transcribing and explaining the menus and food taste!!!

[@MomDuty]

Thank you so much!!! Kids had a lot to say, especially this time around with the food.lol. I love it! They might not like everything but they try it all at least once👍👍👍👍

[@gavinsolano2259]

Knox, if you keep honing that talent of yours of giving spot on food descriptions, you'll have a career at the Food Network.

[@MomDuty]

Haha. Love this! Thank youuuuuu! I’ll make sure to tell Knox. He LOVES food! He’s loves eating it and talking about it🤣

[@kuyabullex7598]

You and Always be changing YT channel is the best Family vlog channel on YT. Both of your kids are well trained or it comes out naturally? in speaking in front of the camera. Stay happy and creative.

[@MomDuty]

Wow! Thank you so much for the kind words🙏🥹Love my favorite fam bam too Always Be Changing. We miss them! Our kids have been in front of the camera for years now. Not just from KZbin but from Instagram back in 2016. They are definitely used to it. I think that helps when they’re trying to speak a thought in front of the camera. My lil vloggers☺️

[@kuyamarcmyword8589]

Sir your son is so good in vlogging specially how he reacts when he taste the food that he ate.💯👍

[@MomDuty]

Thank you so much! Very nice if you to say. Yes, he’s so natural, raw and honest. I told Him to be a food critic or just food vlogger. But he said, “no because he just really just enjoys food and eating it”🤭🤪

[@AskXel]

PUSÓ is cooked rice stuffed in woven young coconut leaves shaped like a heart. In Filipino language, heart is puso. The heart shaped weave is filled with rice up to 2/3, sealed then dipped into boiling water, once cooked the pusò gets filled with aromatic rice, moist and best paired with lechon, BBQ, seafoods and other grilled faves ! ❤❤❤ Now am salivating 😅

[@MomDuty]

Ooooh that’s why it was so moist. My gawd I could’ve eaten that all by itself. I never knew rice could taste so good🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@AskXel]

​@@MomDuty pusò or heart..is truly food for the heart , with art ! 😍😍😍

[@lionhearted1969]

@Ask_Xel...No. Its shape is definitely not a heart but a three-dimensional diamond. The Cebuano term for heart is 'kasing-kasing' not 'puso' which is a Tagalog term. The 'puso' in Cebuano language has two different meanings depending on the pronunciation. The first pronunciation of 'puso' whose stress is in second syllable and a glottal stop at the last vowel is the one used for the 'hanging rice'. The other 'puso' whose stress is at the first syllable also with a glottal stop at the last vowel is a term for the banana blossom and ear of corn or maize. The second pronunciation of Cebuano's 'puso' is the same as Taglog's 'puso' for heart. Aside from diamond shape, the other most common shape of puso is 'binaki' (froglike) using two coconut leaflets. A diamond shape 'puso' is using only one coconut leaflet.

[@AskXel]

​@@lionhearted1969 Got those info from making pusó activity years ago. There I also learned puso or hanging rice making is a distinct Cebuano tradition we should preserve and pass on. ❤ But thanks for this. Edited above comment to simplify, avoid confusion. 😊

[@lionhearted1969]

@@AskXel Those people who taught you that 'puso' is shaped like a heart were definitely naive about their own culture if they were really Cebuano natives themselves. The shape of 'puso' definitely doesn't look like heart. Cebuanos clearly know that the Cebuano word for heart is 'kasingkasing' not 'puso' as in Tagalog. Now, if I were to ask you, 'Does the shape of 'puso' look like heart to you? Google the shape of a human heart and compare it to 'puso' if they look similar. Then look for an image of a mango and place the three side by side. Take a close look and study carefully which two images look very identical. Chances are, it's the heart and the mango.

[@tomelliott5841]

My mouth is watering right now 🤤🤤🤤 LECHON is one of my favorites and I'm fortunate enough to have a restaurant across the river in Portland Oregon where I can buy it by the pound along with roast duck , char-siu , hum bao's and several different types of dumplings 😋 What a great experience for Nia and Knox to sample all the amazing flavors in the Phillipines........Love you guy's channel 😊😊😊

[@MomDuty]

Haha! I bet! As Nelvine and Knox were watching the final edit of this episode, they couldn’t help it either. Their mouths were watering too🤤😂Oh that’s great!!! You’ve got Lechon close to you! Nice! How convenient is that👌You sound like a foodie too👍Oh yeah…it’s incredible to see how far Knox and Nia have come since we started traveling the world 4 years ago. Now they try everything at least once💪

[@MomDuty]

Thanks for the love Tom! You’re awesome!😭

[@user-oo3lh1ls4r]

Japanese and Korean people are fun to hang out with. I missed those moments when I was a tourist guide for both koreans and Japanese tourist it's so much fun.

[@MomDuty]

How cool you were a guide! Do you still do it? They were soooo nice! They even talked to Knox and Nia, asked them questions. They ended our night on a high note. Can’t wait to go to Japan next week. And then hopefully South Korea🤞🤞🤞

[@user-oo3lh1ls4r]

@@MomDuty yes I was a guide before , I'm the same guy who suggested to go to Okinawa island 🤗👍, it's fun in Japan and safe but probably expensive, people are friendly as well it's very organized, clean and so advanced.

[@MomDuty]

That’s so wonderful! I bet you know so much! Ok looking up Okinawa Island. We’re starting in Osaka so I’ll see how far it is.

[@Aqualastic]

I felt jealous watching you having such a fantastic time at Sugbo Mercado. I stayed at IT Park just a few blocks away last December but never got a chance to eat there during this visit. Time flew so quick and I sill wonder how I missed it. Thanks for sharing.

[@MomDuty]

Wow you were so close! Time flies right? Well that just means you have to go back and visit. There’s no way you can miss this mercado. It’s our fav one out of all the ones we’ve been too. Not only is it lively but family friendly too which I loved. Best Food Ever! We still talk about it as if we were just there yesterday🤭

[@Aqualastic]

@@MomDuty Yes, of course. I'm looking forward to my next and maybe final visit since I'm planning to retire in Cebu.

[@MomDuty]

That is so wonderful to hear. Congratulations!🎈🎊 🇵🇭

[@markusmimi6290]

yummy im hungry already.the lechon is so mouth watering

[@MomDuty]

Right? Nelvine was craving it while he was editing🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@Dandakeyrose]

Glad to have met you guys tonight (Apr 12) at SM Aura. Thanks Dante Dequiroz

[@MomDuty]

Dan!!!! It was so nice meeting and chatting with you! And thank you for taking the time to say hello and talk about everything🙌Knox and Nia loved that you recognized them☺️Hope we run into you again….maybe in Hawaii😉

[@Dandakeyrose]

@@MomDuty Sure…Hawaii definitely should be on you bucket list. Keep in touch. BTW, I saw this young Filipino vloggers with beautiful tamed birds who go out in the fields to let their birds fly free. I thought the kids would love to tag along with them….I think they would love it. I follow them on FB. I can send u their FB site if you want.

[@rontolentino2535]

That amazing crunch!!! ❤🤍💙

[@MomDuty]

You can hear it😛

[@akirediamond7982]

Lucky food trip family bonding wow

[@MomDuty]

Had so much fun at the Mercado! I love how family friendly it is🇵🇭🫶

[@edapolinar1888]

Congrats on hitting 20K subs!!! I knew you guys were going to hit it soon. Awesome video, very nostalgic when we were there in Cebu. My girls did love the drink also from that pouch place. Lets go 30K subs!!!!

[@MomDuty]

Thanks so much Ed! We appreciate all your encouragement and the push!!!🙏😭so happy we made it!🎉We went crazy celebrating yesterday! Ahhhh let’s go 30k!🎉🙌🙌🙌🙌 Awww what a fun memory for you. And yes those drinks are so good! The perfect amount of sweet to go with a meal🤤I’m craving all the food from the Mercado now. It was soooo good!

[@rayvillanueva4905]

Oh my...so much fun....the brown gravy/sauce from the House of Lechon looks like the old sauce before soy/calamansi/hot pepper 😅

[@MomDuty]

Someone else mentioned that it’s the juice from the Lechon. The boys said it tasted more like “chicken broth.” Do you usually eat Lechon by itself or with a sauce?

[@rayvillanueva4905]

@MomDuty what I remember as a kid and even today the main sauce used to come from a Mang Tomas in QC aka liver sauce I think. Btw hope u guys make it to Coeregidor Island ..please keep doing what you are doing

[@MomDuty]

Ok good to know👍Thanks for sharing! We appreciate all the love and support! Thank you so much!🙏😭

[@angelotimonera7967]

Hi, I can hear the crunch crispy sound and that the lechon was so freshly cooked came out from the roasting room. It goes great with "acharra" or sweet and sour pickled papaya to counter the fatty taste. And check your BP right after arriving home! 😀

[@MomDuty]

Papaya? Really? Oooh we’ll have to try that next time! Great to know! Ahhh yes BP🙈Gotta walk that off on the threadmill🤭💪

[@angelotimonera7967]

@@MomDuty It's a pickled sweet relished shreded papaya with carrots, ginger, chilli peppers in vinegar and spices.

[@MomDuty]

Now you’re making me hungry 🤤🤣

[@SixerIverson04]

11:46 🇲🇽 Pia Wurtzbach at 🇵🇭 Jeremy Jauncey!

[@MomDuty]

Haha! You’re so funny!😛😍😍😍

[@adrianjonesevangelista5748]

Hanging rice are wrap using coconut leaf not banana 😁 love this video I miss Cebu lechon ❤❤

[@MomDuty]

Thanks for the correction!👍And we appreciate you watching our vlogs! Cebu is awesome, we already miss it🥹😭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@arceortiz3298]

Oh wow that was really good interaction with those very friendly Koreans and Japanese young travelers.. fun video. Now I want to visit Cebu soon

[@MomDuty]

You should! It’s so much fun! Love the food and energy 🇵🇭👏

[@AlwaysBeChanging]

Your intro is off the hook!!! LOL we started dancing and felt like we were in a rave with you :)

[@MomDuty]

Haha! Yasss!! We’ll be doing that together soon enough🔥💃🕺

[@tootspogsforever5590]

You guys made me hungry with that succulent and crunchy lechon! Nice presentation and tasting of this very iconic national Fiesta dish! If you can do a video of the lechon in Pampanga and the Lechon there 😊

[@MomDuty]

Thank you so so so much! I think this was one of our favorite vlogs to do! We loved lechon searching and the Cebu Mercado! Oh man, we had a blast partying it up as a family on a Friday🇵🇭🎉👍That’s a great idea!!! Lechon in Pampanga!!😲

[@johnsarosos4776]

man! that's crazy night market! I'd love to visit that place

[@jhunflorendo8760]

Kudos to who invented quail egg shomai. Ang husay ng idea nya hahaha. Nice episode.

[@MomDuty]

Knox is obsessed with quail eggs!👌

[@akosiharry06]

Ohhh ❤❤❤ lechon (letson) ilove just enjoy guys in cebu city

[@MomDuty]

Nelvine and Knox want to go back to Cebu just for the lechon🤭They talk about it a lot.lol.

[@manileno]

Perfect bong.

[@MomDuty]

Good times in Cebu! 🇵🇭

[@AskXel]

MomDuty Fam .. what a foodfestive vlog!🎉 The best of Cebu City foodtrip right here. You deserve 20K subs and more!!!! From Lechon to pusò to SugbuMercado food party (i would agree with all your top choices..OMG) - you guys are not only fun to watch, you do a fantastic job reeling us in to go get some food cravings filled too! 😂😂😂 Haven't tried those Onigiri and so, off i go!!!

[@MomDuty]

Thank you so much Xel!🤗Thank you for recommending this Mercado to us! Wouldn’t have gone if it wasn’t for you🙏I miss it, it’s by far my fav mercado! The food was absolutely DELICIOUS! I mean every bite we took was so good! Even Nia ate everything and she usually doesn’t do that. When we revisit Cebu, I want to go straight there😆You MUST try Onigiri 🍙 oh my gawd🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@AskXel]

​​@@MomDuty oh no biggie Mama, I may have given you tip and you took it 10 notches higher than i expected 😊 Going on a Friday foodparty plus all that jamming with locals, food crew & other tourists was the best Sugbu Mercado cover so far, hard to top!

[@AskXel]

​@@MomDuty and Nia the picky eater right? All her guards went down eh? Oh Yes the way she described that onigiri did it for me! Go Nini !!!😘😘😘

[@MomDuty]

I love that it was a family friendly place on a Friday night!🫶

[@MomDuty]

Nia loves spam now!lol🤭🤣

[@KUYABALDO]

so cute how knox say "Le Chone"

[@lionhearted1969]

@MomDuty...Don't you know that Sugbo is the local name for Cebu? As you may already know, 'mercado' is Spanish for market. Yes, Cebu is an Anglicized form for Sugbo. So, Sugbo Mercado means Cebu Market. Most vendors there are well-curated as it is an incubation hub for food-techpreneurs who want to introduce their products to the market. There have been many successful ventures who started in Sugbo Mercado but now have multiple branches in Cebu City like Ally Mango, Swirl, Humba Haven, Hyderabad (Indian Cuisine), Kusina Guadalupe, etc.

[@MomDuty]

Thank you for the info! You’re awesome for taking the time. Yes the Mercado was absolutely amazing! Best one I’ve seen because all the food stalls had incredible food and drinks. Plus I loved how lively it was with fun music. Perfect for families too🫶

[@bebepixiee]

Knox is a hardcore foodie. I am living for this!

[@MomDuty]

He sure is!!! He looooves good! My goodness, this guy will try anything🤪

[@JohnFabular-jc4gl]

Boy is amazing....

[@MomDuty]

Aww thank you so much!!!🙏😭That’s so nice if you to say.

[@lawrenceramos2004]

Knox so on-point! Legit junior vlogger!

[@MomDuty]

You already know it. This kid☺️I love him for it. I told him to be a good vlogger but he says he doesn’t want to be one. He said, he just LOVES food!🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@sirryana.2163]

That was good.👏👏👏 thumbs up.

[@MomDuty]

Wow! We appreciate it! We can’t thank you enough🙏😭🥹

[@irvinbalajadiajr.8150]

keepsafe always momduty

[@MomDuty]

Will do Irvin! Thank you for the blessings🙏

[@akirediamond7982]

Hehe wow crispy crispy lechon love it

[@MomDuty]

The boys looooved it👌

[@agentorange4635]

That part with the group of Japanese and Koreans together is so wholesome 😅.

[@MomDuty]

Oh that was my fav part! Meeting other tourists who are just SO kind and SO friendly! My gosh, we could’ve talked to them for hours. Love how travel brings people together🥲😭🙏

[@MomDuty]

Oh and food also brings people together🤪😛

[@agentorange4635]

@@MomDuty I just find it ironic that just a couple of decades ago, they hated each other, especially during WW2. Fact is, when the Japanese occupied the Philippines, they brought along conscripted Koreans (after the Japanese invaded Korea) to man their garrisons here in the Philippines. These Koreans were as cruel as the Japanese towards captured Filipino and American soldiers. And now, both nationality are among the top tourists here.😄

[@carmelia1518]

The recipe of House of Lechon originally from Carcar

[@MomDuty]

Nelvine couldn’t stop talking about the unique and delicious taste. Wow! Gotta come back just for the lechon😋👍

[@danerickvaldivia2354]

I love yoi and i miss you guyszzzz🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@MomDuty]

We love you too Dan! Hope you have a great weekend! Miss you tons!🫶

[@romysoriao9828]

Nice vlog. Cute kids!!

[@MomDuty]

Awww thanks a million!

[@8811724]

I'm really enjoying watching your videos, Father and son is a foodie ❤, you should collab with Erwan Heussaff, Knox is a natural, He can learn a lot from him 😊

[@akirediamond7982]

I want lechon yumyum

[@MomDuty]

Best lechon EVER in Cebu!🙌

[@blisshunters]

I'm drooling🤤🤤🤤

[@MomDuty]

Haha. You should’ve seen Nelvine drooling as he was editing this video😆🤤

[@blisshunters]

@@MomDuty Lol. I'll try lechon again when my cholesterol deacreases😁😁

[@Flhxs2015]

Suddenly the pork chop I am taking to work tomorrow in my lunch box seems so inadequate 😂. As a foodie I Loved this one.

[@MomDuty]

Lol!!! Omg I’m cry-laughing over your comment over here😆🤣😭

[@MomDuty]

Wish I could’ve sent you over some lechon from Cebu. Knox and Nelvine still crave it🤤

[@elmer7676]

I am salivating here while I'm watching you guys eat that lechon. LOL

[@MomDuty]

Haha. Knox and Nelvine miss the lechon in Cebu. Can’t wait to go back!

[@arnelsanjuan2310]

my mouth is too much watering again

[@MomDuty]

Haha! Love it! Hope you enjoyed watching this one. It was soooo much fun putting it together🇵🇭

[@AlwaysBeChanging]

That episode was seriously fun until the very last second. 😘

[@MomDuty]

Awww thank you, thank you, thank you fam!🥰

[@AskXel]

2️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Subs MomDuty Fam !!! Yahoooooo. So happy for you guys 👏👏👏👏 How are you celebrating???! LECHON would be best right now🎉🎉🎉 keep the good vibes and awesome vlogging comin' ! 🎉🎉🎉

[@MomDuty]

Thank you Xel! We did it!😭🎉We went crazy jumping up and down when we got 20k today🥹🫶It happened on our last vlog in our Cebu Series. Thanks for bringing us good luck my friend!🍀

[@AskXel]

​@@MomDuty ❤❤❤ and much love to you from Cebu ! 🎉🎉🎉

[@MomDuty]

Sending you my love Xel!🫶🫶🫶

[@jparreno]

2:58… Nelvine! I know what you’re talking about 😉😉 hahaha… californias number one past time. 🤪 I love the Niya is being camera-girl at the lechon spot! Great job Anak! Knox too, great job in front of the camera bud!! Knoxxy… you can try the peppers but don’t try the seeds. Most of the spice is there in the seed. I’m pretty sensitive to spice also but I’m addicted to the feeling inside the mouth. But if it burns going down the throat, no likey haha I love when Knox described the puso with a slight nutty taste! Very observant! Very introspective! Pays attention to the little notes. Wow all the street food at sugbo looks soooo good! Wait, Niya didn’t know she liked Spam?! Oh sweetheart, spam is ridiculously bad for you but tastes sooo good! Haha… Lol Niya is about that work smarter not harder lifestyle… she got her fan to cool the food down! I love it hahaha Omg sis… that tsoko taro/ube looking drink looks sooo good… I literally went to the boba shop and got some while watching the video hahaha I love the reaction of the Korean and Japanese tourists when they saw you had 1M followers. That was my literal reaction when I saw your page for the first time

[@MomDuty]

I was dying when Nelvine said that about the vinegar/soy sauce container🤭😆 Oh my gosh?! You noticed Nia filming? Wow! You’re very observant my friend. Yeah she was trying to get another angle but realized at the end that she didn’t even have the camera on the whole time🤦‍♀️lol. Rookies😂 I have no idea when Knox gets these words from to describe food. It surprises me as well once he starts to talk. Nia likes anything with rice. Including spam now.lol. She’s a carbs girl😍🍞🍚 That ube shake was bomb🤤craving it rn too. So creamy! Perfect after anything spicy.lol. Those tourists were SO NICE!!! They were so sweet to Knox and Nia too, asking them questions and getting to know them. OMG! Makes me want to go to their country asap! Well going to Japan in a couple of weeks 🇯🇵 So excited for this trip! We’ve been waiting 4 years to go to Japan!🥲🥲🥲🥲

[@MomDuty]

Thanks for the love again my brother from another mother! You’re AH-MAZING!!!🎉🥰

[@jparreno]

@@MomDuty yaaaa Sis! always keeping an eye out for the Kiddo's! Reminds me much of myself coming up and traveling with my mom for sure. Can literally see them growing in every video! Excited for the coming Japan vlogs!

[@MomDuty]

Awwww🥹😭Thanks brother☺️I see them growing up too in each video. Makes my mama heart proud. Ahhh Japan countdown is on!🇯🇵

[@lottyueable]

Saw you guys at SM Aura the other day but just too shy to approach. Hopefully, next time, we get to say hi.

[@MomDuty]

What?! Liza! You totally should’ve said hi! We don’t bite🤪Ahhh please make sure to say hi and chat with us next time. We love meeting new friends🙏We met a few different people at SM Aura that day too. It was fun talking about the Philippines and just meeting locals☺️

[@manbibar4299]

🇵🇭💖Mmmm, So Yummy! 👍🤟

[@MomDuty]

So good!🤤🤤🤤

[@fourthjayoma7699]

Wow❤❤❤❤❤

[@MomDuty]

Good times in Cebu!🇵🇭🫶

[@danielito3766]

Wow

[@MomDuty]

Another fun day in Cebu!🙌🎉

[@lovehuntersfavph9611]

Lovely kids

[@MomDuty]

Awww thanks so much!🥹🥹🥹

[@audrinagabaldon3486]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ SOOOO I PERSONALLY DON’T LIKE EATING PORK OR ANYTHING WITH PIG SOOOO I LOVE THAT YOU GUYS LOVE THIS PLACE ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️soooo for all those months you guys were staying here not once you have at Lechon omg

[@MomDuty]

Haha. The boys wanted to wait to visit Cebu for the lechon. They still crave it. They haven’t been able to find lechon that tastes this way anywhere, except in Cebu!🇵🇭🤤

[@ronelpamaos4007]

Im a fan here🎉🎉🎉

[@frankiefernandez9225]

Philippines 🐖🐖🐖 lechon is out of this WORLD 😋😋😋👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽🏆🏆🏆

[@MomDuty]

Best in the world!!!!!🙌🙌🙌

[@pacificislanderbisrock]

just a little correction, Cebu lechon ✌️coz lechon in Manila doesn’t taste like a lechon to me. just an honest opinion based in experience😊

[@frankiefernandez9225]

@@pacificislanderbisrock my experience is all lechon in PHILIPPINES IS OUT OF THIS WORLD PERIOD

[@frankiefernandez9225]

@@pacificislanderbisrock I love lechon in all of the PHILIPPINES EVEN IN MANILA 🏆🏆🏆🐖

[@frankiefernandez9225]

@@MomDuty 🏆🏆🏆

[@arniehere]

Yummy 😋

[@MomDuty]

Yummy in my tummy🤤🤤🤤

[@bassboosted9708]

That's poppin

[@MomDuty]

That mercado was so much fun! Especially all the music👌Great place to party on the weekend!

[@kojih2008]

Extremely salivating 😢, good for you😅....

[@MomDuty]

Right? The close-up shots make your mouth water🤤

[@jetbisayaadventures1437]

Keep it coming all filipino famous delicious food! You guys haven’t eaten a lot you all still skinny family I mean you are fit it means eat beyond more food 😂 there’s so much food you’re showin before until now but as long as you have appetite that’s the mean thing!!!

[@MomDuty]

Lol! You’re so funny🤪We all are so much at the Mercado. Could barely fit one more food in.lol. But we all wanted to eat more. Everything we ate was SO delicious!!!!! Can’t wait to go back!

[@RolandNA]

NAKAKATUWA YAN ANAK MO, HE CAN HAVE HIS OWN VLOG WHEN HE IS OLDER, KUDOS TO YOU GUYS

[@MomDuty]

Haha…my baby boy. He loves talking about food and eating it too🤪🤣😛

[@RolandNA]

@@MomDuty he seems very professional, he beat me, lol

[@esperanzabadinas2360]

Hi your new Pinoy subscriber.

[@MomDuty]

Thank you so much Esperanza!!🙏Hope you enjoy our vlogs! We’re sooooo happy you’re here🙏🫶😭😭😭

[@scorpiosixteen2320]

Another worth watching, mouth watering content making me more like a tourist of my own country than you guys 😂

[@MomDuty]

Haha🤪Happy to hear that! Thanks for watching and for being so supportive my friend!

[@DONSACUEZA]

nice vlog

[@eduardochavacano]

Lechon is expensive though. It is something some people get to eat in parties hosted by rich people.

[@MomDuty]

You mean the big lechon? The whole pig?

[@carmelia1518]

Did guys try take Carcar lechon on the way back to the city?

[@MomDuty]

No we didn’t. But we regret not trying it again😩

[@lanieaguisanda6221]

How friendly those Asia neighbors being here in the Philippines, ,,I don't if they are on Thier country,hoping they are as bubbly too

[@MomDuty]

Weren’t they so nice? I love meeting people from around the world! So happy we were all able to connect in the Philippines🇵🇭What a gift it was to make new friends🫶

[@komentarista5759]

❤❤❤

[@MomDuty]

Sooo good!🤤🤤🤤

[@kingyeuyam10]

It's not banana leaves, it's made from young coconut leaves.😊

[@MomDuty]

Good to know!👍Thanks!

[@angelotimonera7967]

What's stuffed inside the belly of the roasted pork is "TANGLAD" or the Lemon Grass tied folded with added seasongs that adds flavor and aroma to the lechon.

[@MSalem-gt5dy]

@@angelotimonera7967 that’s right my friend told me that. They have LECHON business called LECHON FAMILY from Cebu.

[@MomDuty]

Ooh that’s what it is! Thanks for clarifying. No wonder Nelvine smelled and tasted lemongrass .

[@MomDuty]

Gotta go try it! It’s not too far from us👌

[@RhymeFinest]

😋😋

[@MomDuty]

Thank you🥰🥰

[@EpicThe112]

Back then one can actually buy Lechon in Cebu and have it checked in on a domestic flight to Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport. They actually put a flavor injection on one. Sadly you can't take it from CEB to SFO/LAX via South Korea Singapore and Hong Kong since it needs to be declared to the CBP

[@edgarenova7996]

🥰🥰🥰🇵🇭

[@MomDuty]

🫶🫶🫶

[@mariomoreno6690]

hahahah, crack pipe, that was a good one

[@MomDuty]

Glad you enjoyed it!🤣😂

[@SixerIverson04]

Gawin isang vlog paano y'all nakilala pls.

[@MomDuty]

Ok! I’m on it!🫡🫡🫡

[@janetceniza8091]

# 3 the food market was interesting but I am usually in bed by 9 pm - up at 5 am to walk the doggies. Congratulations on your Wedding Anniversary. coming up. I did see that video in El Nido. I have mentioned how long I have been married to my Filipino lady. I was out of the Air Force and finishing up in college. I found her sisters name in a Teen Magazine pen pal page. I collected stamps and thought the PH was an exotic place and the stamps would be pretty neat to have, and have another lady to write to., Before I graduated Linda said she was coming to Pa. on a marriage visa - so ok anyone else I can write to ? her sister was teaching grade school and we started writing - one letter every 6 weeks to 2 months. Five and a half years later her sister petitioned their mother, she arrived and did the same with Eflida - back then it only took two months to come over. I was age 34, never married and thought I would be a bachelor for ever. I go to Pa. for a 2 week visit - 3 days later I am engaged, 4 days later we are married 7 -27-1977. so we ar starting our 47th year . Hopefully we will meet in Jan 24 at your meet and greet.

[@carmelia1518]

Talisay city has the best lechon in Cebu

[@MomDuty]

BEST LECHON EVER!🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@AskXel]

​​@@MomDuty Mama Mahfriend! On your next trip back to Cebu, will take you to Talisay to the homes and roasting backyards of the original lechonero families!!! And paired with piping hot pusò too! It's a date esp for KNOX... your food tasting machine. Usually he is quiet or of few words but if it's food , he's really good!!! 😘😘😘 Way to go Knoxie 🥰

[@lapulapupintado2892]

That's absolutely correct💯% Talisay city definitely originated the art of making finger lickin' good ( Inasal🐖 ) That's why they have their annual ( Halad Inasal🐖 ) festival.

[@janetceniza8091]

# 2 it's the skin that locals go for first. I really think they could leave the meat, just give them a plate of skin. My First trip to the Philippines with my new wife was 1979. Her brother had a house warming going on in his new house. Haise street in Makati - back then there was only 2 or 3 homes on that street for blocks. The phone line was 3 or 4 blocks away and took 3 years to get to his home. They had a big Lechon and the next day at lunch Noli brought out the head and started carving on it. That is a hard NO for me. Just give me some rice.

[@alvinniloenrile527]

The puso or the hanging rice is cooked in a coconut leaf not banana

[@MomDuty]

Our mistake. Thanks for the correction👌

[@bisdakpinoy3428]

It's actually "coconut" leaves not banana leaves 😁

[@MomDuty]

Got it! Thanks for clarifying 👍👍👍👍

[@fixnreview]

It is a young coconut leaves not a banana

[@MomDuty]

Thanks for clarifying!👌👌👌👌

[@ramcebu]

The sauce they provided I think is not a sauce. Its the juice from the lechon infused with all the spices and fat from the pork while being roasted.

[@MomDuty]

Oh that’s what someone else mentioned as well. That’s great to know. Do you normally pour it all over or use it as a dip?

[@ramcebu]

You don’t have to. Some people wants lechon juice poured over the meat and rice. But its not considered a tradition somewhat.

[@MomDuty]

Ahhhh ok. I thought we did it all wrong🙈Good to know it’s a preference👍Thanks!

[@carmelia1518]

The sauce should be poured all over the meat…it’s the juices of the lechon..

[@MomDuty]

Oooooh really? Oh my gosh!🙈ok good to know. The boys preferred it without the brothy juice. But now that makes sense. Do you usually eat Lechon with sauce (like vinegar/soy suace) or without?

[@AskXel]

​​@@MomDuty Cebu lechon is best without any dip .. IMO. That sauce pour over is Carcar style. It's lechon drippings saved during roasting. ❤ But big YES to zero waste

[@carmelia1518]

@@MomDuty yes, here in cebu we use soy sauce, vinegar/kalamansi, chillies/red onions as a dipping sauce....The Carcar lechon style is they have that lechon sauce/broth that the lechon vendor will pour all over the meat. But if you want a take out/to go, advice the broth put in a separate container.

[@MomDuty]

Ooooh ok! Good to know that’s Carcar style. We didn’t even know what that exactly meant. Thanks for always being so helpful my beautiful friend☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@MomDuty]

Thanks for clarifying. The boys thought they had used the wrong sauce🙈lol. But they enjoyed every bite!🤤

[@Gundancho]

the brown sauce = liver sauce 🙂

[@MomDuty]

These boys love sauces 👌👌👌👌

[@jackilynortiz9347]

Not banana leaves but palm leaves.

[@MomDuty]

Ay ya yay🙈Thank you!

[@lindashaha4833]

Not banana leaves it’s coconut leaves.

[@MomDuty]

Got it! Thanks Linda for clearing this up👍

[@markalba5024]

Wait bro. your filipino right?

[@MomDuty]

Yes he is. He’s from Pampanga🇵🇭He left when he was 8 years old. But he’s finally back 37 years later👏

[@allanis_the_great]

are you guys filipinos?

[@MomDuty]

My husband is Filipino. He was born in San Fernando, Pampanga but left to be with his family in the US at the age of 8☺️🇵🇭🫶

[@roverlights6113]

why dont you let him try the liver sauce he might like it. that siomai needs some sauce.

[@MomDuty]

The guy who worked the stand said it was spicy. Knox will try anything and everything but he is SO sensitive to spice, even black pepper. He doesn’t enjoy the kick and ends up drinking so much water to wash the food down. So we let him decide. He knew he would enjoy the siomai by itself and he did! It was his fav food at the mercado 👌

[@roverlights6113]

@@MomDuty i see. but it its rare that the liver sauce be spicy aside from the original brand that has spicy version. thats sad.

[@MomDuty]

Oh he didn’t mention it was liver sauce. He said it was spicy sauce. My husband loved it tho. Knox wouldn’t have enjoyed the siomai with a spicy sauce. He said it didn’t need it either. The boy knows what he likes👍

[@JohnFabular-jc4gl]

Letchon is not delicious without rice... Its a combination of rice a little vinegar and letchon thats the best....

[@MomDuty]

My husband and son still crave lechon from Cebu😆They LOVED IT!

[@RED_WIRE]

Lechon better with rice

[@MomDuty]

Yes….the boys were thinking the same thing🍚

[@Hicks-g1m]

I prefer bacon over Lechon 🥓🥓LOL

[@MomDuty]

Lolol! You’re so funny🤣

[@gangstagummybear3432]

i prefer paper over bread

[@MomDuty]

🤭

[@droecasi2342]

Lechon featured during Holy Week? How insensitive!

[@bricesereneo7269]

Black Saturday means it's ok since we Filipinos shouldn't traditionally eat meat during the suffering of our Lord Jesus Christ. Given that you watch them and also failed to tell them the observance plus they are not Filipino to stick to the tradition it's ok

[@AskXel]

​​@@bricesereneo7269 agree. 😊 But also it's good to be reminded that it's still Holy Week. Am not affected cz we DO have different ways to observe it or how we do fasting. Am not lechon craving what I did since hungry: ate leftover BINIGNIT from yesterday. ✌️

[@MomDuty]

Our intention was never to be insensitive. Before posting about lechon this week, we asked some locals for their thoughts. Based on their feedback, it seemed acceptable to post about it on any day except for Thursday or Friday, as people still consume meat, chicken, or fish during this time. However, we made the decision to postpone our post until after Good Friday as a sign of respect for Holy Week. While we may not observe this tradition ourselves, we wanted to show our respect towards it🙏

[@MomDuty]

Thanks for the support Brice. Appreciate you understanding 🙏

[@MomDuty]

We definitely took this into consideration before posting. It’s never our intention to ever offend anyone🙏

[@benjaminllorente2610]

IT'S NOT A BANANA LEAVES IT' S COCONUT LEAVES OF PUSO - HANGING RICE

[@cyruskleverland5684]

Wow

[@MomDuty]

Thank you so much!🙏

[@rannierubin3768]

❤❤❤

[@MomDuty]

Thanks for the love!❤️