Kenji, how’s your stay in the Philippines so far?
I missed the Philippines especially the food.- What food have you tried?
- Oh, I like the chicken and pork in soy sauce?
- I forgot the name.
- Oh, that must be ADOBO.
- Yah yah. I remember. A-DO-BO.
- How do you cook that again?
- That’s easy to cook.
- You will need a pork, chicken, a soy sauce, pepper, a bit of vinegar, onions, garlic and laurel.
- Um, what’s laurel?
- Oh, I mean bayleaf.
- Oh. Simple ingredients.
- If you want it sweet, put a little sugar.
- Okay. How do I do it?
- Okay, it’s like this. Saute the garlic, onion and ginger.
- You have to wait until it turns brown. Then put altogether the meat, soy sauce, pepper, bayleaf, and then the vinegar.
- Then add a cup of water and just let it boil until the meat is, ah, tender.
- Oh, I get it. But how do I know if it’s done?
- It should be tender at least, um, easy to bite.
- And if I like it sweet?
- That’s the time, ah, you put the sugar.
- That’s quite easy. I’ll try it tonight.
- You should invite me the next time you cook, ha?
- Oh, sure I will.
- I will try that one of these days.
ADOBO
："adobo"はフィリピン料理の一つで、肉と野菜を醤油や酢で味付けして炒めたもの。
laurel
："laurel"は標準英語では「月桂樹」だが、フィリピン英語では「ベイリーフ」の意味。