Lechon – A Taste of Cebuano 0
Like most traditions, Filipinos are known for their unique taste and delicacies. For decades, there was a food, which became a customary main course in every table of Filipino dishes especially on weddings, birthdays and fiestas. However, this one is not just an ordinary dish. It is a massive dish. “Lechon” is the local term for a suckling roasted pig. Oink! Oink! A whole pig is removed with intestines and replaced with herbs and spices. Then the pig is inserted with a huge bamboo stick from the rear and will come out of the mouth.
We just arrived early that morning in Cebu. Our flight landed at exactly 10:30. We hailed a cab and took us directly to SM City Cebu. It was a massive mall; recently, they renovated and extended this shopping center. Astoundingly, the extension was bigger than the original mall, huge isn’t it? Cebu has many Lechon restaurants to offer, but my cousin told me that CNT Lechon offers the best in Cebu.
At first, I was pretty sure that we were lost in the mall, then we found the customer service booth and asked about CNT Lechon. Unfortunately, the mall doesn’t have a CNT lechon branch. So we went outside and took a cab to CNT Lechon. I personally expected a wooden restaurant but to my disbelief, it was a two-storey building with CNT lechon written on the walls. Most lechon restaurants are crowded with people. Clearly, what I liked about lechon is the crunchy skin that surely crackles every bite also the flavorful meat.
Although I know it is high in cholesterol but having this once in a while is great (or not? 
). It always comes with rice but that time, they were serving “puso”, a rice wrap with young coconut leaves, so we plainly ordered those and started nibbling. As usual, it is really a full meal and like every other lechon, bones are the only parts left on our plate.
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