Adobo for the Boyfriend

@flapiz (22403)

United Kingdom

August 11, 2022 8:51am CST

As a lot of you know, I have been eating quite a lot of Italian food these days because my boyfriend is Italian. But sometimes I do feed him Asian food too. His favourite Filipino dish is adobo. And he loves it when I cook it for him. It is the first ever meal I cooked for him. This one is pork adobo. It does not look much but it tastes very good specially since I marinated it in soysauce, vinegar, garlic, and onion for 24 hours.

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@DaddyEvil (137145)

• United States

11 Aug 22

Why say it "doesn't look much"? I think it looks delicious. Your boyfriend is very lucky. It's not quite 9 am here and I just made chicken and noodles for breakfast. Photo is mine.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

11 Aug 22

I am still yet to learn how to make food pretty. I am quite critical when it comes to my work. Hmmm now starting to crave noodles

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@DaddyEvil (137145)

• United States

11 Aug 22

@flapiz Food doesn't always need to "look pretty" for it to look delicious. If you don't mind a suggestion, next time, put the food onto a plate that shows it off better before taking the picture. You might be happier with the way it looks in a bowl or on a plate better than in the pan.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

11 Aug 22

@DaddyEvil Oh that is true. I haven't even added the rice to this too.

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@Kandae11 (53679)

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11 Aug 22

It looks very tasty .It is nice to be able to appreciate foods from different cultures.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

11 Aug 22

Thank you. Yes I am very happy that my boyfriend has a flexible palate. I have always been a curious eater and would want to be with someone who can enjoy food like I do.

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@allknowing (130066)

• India

11 Aug 22

That marinating I am sure gave it the taste you talk about.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

11 Aug 22

Yes yes I gave it enough time to absorb the flavour.

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@Beestring (13320)

• Hong Kong

11 Aug 22

It looks delicious. I can imagine the good taste if you marinated it in soysauce, vinegar, garlic and onion.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

11 Aug 22

It is very flavourful. Do you have something similar where you are from?

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

11 Aug 22

@Beestring Must be tasty too!

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@Beestring (13320)

• Hong Kong

11 Aug 22

@flapiz I think we have something similar. We have pork marinated in different types of sauce.

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Sam The Godfather

@DevMrSamEleazar (13701)

• Philippines

11 Aug 22

wow your boyfriend is lucky to have someone that will cook him good recipe. adobo is one of my favorite cuz it is so good hope you both will enjoy it!

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

11 Aug 22

Thank you. We both enjoyed it. My mum used to cook this a lot for me growing up. Eating it makes me think of home.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

11 Aug 22

@DevMrSamEleazar Do you know how to cook it?

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Sam The Godfather

@DevMrSamEleazar (13701)

• Philippines

11 Aug 22

@flapiz glad to know it. I see well yea it is really good one someone special cooks it for us

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@sica98 (2441)

• Malaysia

11 Aug 22

It looks delicious good to me

.Your boyfriend will like it for sure,I can tell you put effort into cooking it.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

11 Aug 22

It is something I am sure he always likes. I've fed him other Filipino dishes but this one always gets the vote of approval.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

12 Aug 22

@sica98 Oh so you have tried it. Thank you.

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@sica98 (2441)

• Malaysia

12 Aug 22

@flapiz I think when it comes to Philippines cuisine Adobo is everyone favorite dish in the world.

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@sjvg1976 (41131)

• Delhi, India

11 Aug 22

Hope your boyfriend enjoys eating it. I heard the name of the dish for the first time.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

11 Aug 22

He loves it. He actually requested it to me when we were first dating. This is a Filipino signature dish. You won't hear it unless you know some Filipino friends.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

12 Aug 22

@sjvg1976 Oh yeah this is definitely none vegetarian.

@sjvg1976 (41131)

• Delhi, India

12 Aug 22

@flapiz Hmm...I dont have any Filipino acquaintances here so I won't be able to know. Moreover, meals dont contain non-vegetarian food so maybe I won't like it, still from the picture the dish looks delicious.

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@LadyDuck (458091)

• Switzerland

12 Aug 22

It looks tasty to me and I am sure he loved.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

12 Aug 22

This is a safe meal for me to cook for him apart from his usual pasta as he really loves it. Even more than I do

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

13 Aug 22

@LadyDuck He never gets sick of it he says

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@LadyDuck (458091)

• Switzerland

13 Aug 22

@flapiz We like pasta, but not every day, we want other kind of food. I make pasta a couple of times a week.

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@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

11 Aug 22

Where in Italy is your boyfriend from?

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

11 Aug 22

He lives near Milan. It's called Senago.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

11 Aug 22

@MALUSE Hmm so that explains why he does eat rice. Not as much as pasta but still impressively so.

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@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

11 Aug 22

@flapiz Thank you. As far as I know this is the part of Italy where rice grows. Many years ago I travelled through this region in a local train in the evening. It was packed full of young Asian women who worked as carers in Italian households.

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@moffittjc (118442)

• Gainesville, Florida

11 Aug 22

It looks delicious to me! And as a big fan of adobo, I can almost taste it through the photo! Haha

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

11 Aug 22

Hahaha I'm guessing you have one too many there in Florida as a lot of Filipinos there.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

12 Aug 22

@moffittjc Hahahaha go to a hospital you will meet them.

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@moffittjc (118442)

• Gainesville, Florida

12 Aug 22

@flapiz I’m not sure if there are a lot of Filipinos here where I live. I haven’t really noticed any around, although it could just be that I haven’t been paying attention.

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@JudyEv (325758)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Aug 22

I can almost smell the tantalising aromas from the photo. I'm sure it's a lovely meal.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

12 Aug 22

Awww thank you Judy. It was. Any exciting meals lately?

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

12 Aug 22

@JudyEv What sort of cuisine is it?

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@JudyEv (325758)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Aug 22

@flapiz We are going out for a meal tomorrow night but I don't really think the menu will be exciting per se.

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@Hannihar (129470)

• Israel

14 Aug 22

@flapiz Now, I understand why you have been eating Italian. How did you two meet? That is very nice that he enjoys when you make him something Asian.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

14 Aug 22

We met via an online app. Modern romance.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

15 Aug 22

@Hannihar We have been officially together for 3 months turning 4 on this 24th of the month. Dating for 5 months.

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@Hannihar (129470)

• Israel

15 Aug 22

@flapiz So how long have you been together now?

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@porwest (78761)

• United States

11 Aug 22

Adobo is delicious. He's a lucky man in more ways than one.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

11 Aug 22

So I am guessing you had the pleasure of having a Filipino friend cook it for you. I'll sure remind him he is lucky

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@porwest (78761)

• United States

12 Aug 22

@flapiz No. But I have eaten it, and even cooked it. I am sure mine is not as good as yours.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

12 Aug 22

@porwest Well the secret is in the soy sauce. Did you use Filipino soy sauce? It's called Silver Swan.

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@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

11 Aug 22

Never had this dish before. Looks delicious.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

11 Aug 22

Thank you Carol. They are a Filipino signature dish. They are not auite common unless you have Filipino friends.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

12 Aug 22

@CarolDM thank you. That is a compliment!

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@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

11 Aug 22

@flapiz I don't, I enjoy learning through your posts.

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@MGjhaud (23171)

• Philippines

12 Aug 22

I was just deciding whether to make adobo with chicken or pork. Our household eats adobo at least once a week.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

12 Aug 22

Hmmm that sounds like a household which I want to be in.

If undecided you can always mix both meat.

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@rsa101 (37952)

• Philippines

12 Aug 22

Looks you both complement each other since you like Italian food and he likes your food. I think that is something that you can both enjoy together since you have learned to love each other's food preference.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

12 Aug 22

Yeah this makes me really happy. Although I must say it is hard not to love adobo.

@Jenaisle (14078)

• Philippines

12 Aug 22

That looks delicious. I love adobo as well. Some people who visit Pampanga say they like kare-kare and sisig., you could try these dishes as well.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

12 Aug 22

I love kare kare and sisig too actually. Pampanguenos cook really well.

@averygirl72 (37716)

• Philippines

12 Aug 22

So you are Filipino? I like adobo but not my favorite

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

12 Aug 22

Yes I am born and raised in the Philippines.

@averygirl72 (37716)

• Philippines

16 Aug 22

@flapiz Glad to know

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@sarik1 (6771)

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12 Aug 22

It is sound good enjoy too.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

12 Aug 22

We did enjoy it. Thank you.

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@Adie04 (17360)

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12 Aug 22

Can... can you keep a plate for me too?

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

12 Aug 22

Well I can cook a fresh one for you if you visit me.

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@Adie04 (17360)

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13 Aug 22

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