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 ...

Forget the eggnog, the Christmas ham, and the hot buttered rum. For many Filipino families, no Christmas Eve dinner can be complete without one crucial, crispy-skinned centerpiece: a whole roast pig. ...

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 ...

Ruthy’s Lechon is the clear standout lechonero in Talisay.

KQED’s BBQ in the Bay is a series of stories exploring the Bay Area’s multicultural barbecue scene. New installments will post every day from June 28–July 1. here’s a fiesta happening at the Winslow ...

Miami has a little different take on the presidential turkey pardoning as Mayor Carlos Gimenez added some caliente to the tradition by pardoning a pig. Roasted pig or lechon is the centerpiece of many ...

The pardoning of a turkey is a presidential holiday tradition. On Tuesday, Miami officials pardoned a pig. Roasted pig is a quintessential Cuban-American centerpiece of South Florida Christmas feasts.

Lechón, or spit-roasted pig, is a dish that's served on special occasions in the Philippines. Marjurie Zanoria and Ariel Batoon run an artisanal cookhouse and sell thousands of pounds of lechón in ...

Every community has its holiday traditions - some old, some new. NPR's Greg Allen reports on a relatively new tradition in Miami - the pardoning of pigs. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "BLANCA NAVIDAD") ...