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If you’re in Cebu, never ever forget to try the Lechon Baboy. It is one of the best dishes Cebu could offer to you. One of the famous lechons are from CNT, Talisay and Car-Car. Others are made for chicharon. Lechons are usually present on fiestas, gathering, parties and birthdays. In Cebu, lechon completes any gathering.

In the Philippines, lechón is often served with vinegar, lechon sauce (made out of chicken livers or liver pate combined with vinegar, garlic, and pepper),^[6] plum sauce, or other sauces, or with other seasonings or accompaniments. The term lechón also came to mean any meat prepared by cooking on a pit, such as lechón baka (roast beef) and lechón manok (roast chicken). There are other Philippine versions of lechón. Lechón kawali involves chopping the meat into small pieces, boiling it, and then frying it. Lechón paksiw involves boiling lechón leftovers in a vinegar mix or lechon sauce, and then stir-frying it along with other ingredients.^[7] Another variation, known as Pritchon, consists of a deep-fried piglet chopped into small pieces and wrapped in pita wedges (a la Peking Duck), and served with an array of special sauces.

Lechon in Cebu is priced at Php 330 – Php 380 per kilo (as of this writing) depending on where in Cebu City you buy it.  In Carcar, it’s priced inexpensively low at only Php 250 per kilo.

So grab a kilo or two of Cebu’s lechon now!

At first my daughter and I were on the prowl for something new to eat 3 years back. Then while strolling along Shoppesville Greenhills, we came across this new Chinese restaurant named WonTon. The first thing that came into our minds were dimsums and with that in mind, we gave it a try. To our surprise they had quite a food listing of items to which we simply asked for the best dish they had.

As most food establishments, they would of course direct us to the more expensive food. So we started to look for something that would be unique to taste. And we found something interesting in these Chicken Teriyaki dishes which cost around Php 195 bucks. Then there was the crispy one which cost less. They were priced at Php 175.

We paired it off with the usual Yang Chow fried rice and some sides like the cheaper Beef Teriyaki and two bottomless house iced tea. In the end, we only spend less than P500 for the whole meal, satisfied and certainly coming back for more.

They have other food dishes worth checking out such as the Spicy Prawns and the Fish Taosi. But if there is one entrée that is pretty addicting, it is the Shrimp Puffs which cost about P120.

Wonton has since grown, opening another branch at the second floor of the Promenade Building across the Greenhills Theater Mall. Check it out and you will certainly not waste your time. A good Chinese restaurant in the heart of Greenhills, Metro Manla!