When Mario Christerna was in his twenties, his mother remarried. Initially, Christerna, a Mexican American and the chef-owner of Brooklyn Ave. Pizza Co., felt protective of his mom as he got to know ...
Spit-roasted pig, or lechón, is one of the most popular dishes in the Philippines. Lechón comprises a whole pig spit-roasted over charcoal and flavored with oil and spices. It's a dish typically ...
Call us cliche, but: 'tis the season for a delicious holiday dinner with all the trimmings! It's a common Latin tradition to serve up roast pork at Christmas, but this year, why not switch things up a ...
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Lechonera La Piraña

Weekend afternoons, Angel Jimenez holds court in a cluttered Mott Haven trailer, hacking at roast pig while posing for photos and handing out samples. Moist on the inside, with thick skin that ...
The voice woke me from a late-afternoon nap after partying all night at the year-end carnival in my father’s hometown 20 years ago. It came from the backyard of a family house where I’d been sleeping.
NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Families across South Florida have come together to cook up a tasty tradition, as they celebrated Nochebuena. Agustine Exposito and his family feasted on one ...
JAMES BEARD, the American cooking authority, was not impressed with Puerto Rican cuisine when he was posted on the island during World War II. “I have always felt that food in the Caribbean is perhaps ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lechón, or spit-roasted pig, is a dish that's served on special occasions in the Philippines. Marjurie Zanoria and Ariel Batoon ...