Adobo

Google has featured the “tender, juicy, and soulful” adobo, a popular Filipino dish, as an animated doodle this Wednesday.

“It was so bright and nostalgic, and instantly filled my apartment with that familiar feeling: this is exactly how things are supposed to be. Wherever and however it’s served, adobo leaves stomachs happy and mouths watering for more." "After evolving throughout the centuries, this iconic dish is now enjoyed worldwide.

Adobo can be found far and wide, whether it's at a five-star restaurant in Manila or inside the homes of Filipino families around the world. Google Philippines/ ...

It’s a symbol and expression of Filipino pride that varies from region to region, family to family, palate to palate. Anthony Irwin, the Doodle artist from Google reflected on the process, “I ordered some southern-style chicken Adobo from a local restaurant to stir up some memories while working on the art for this Doodle, and the first thing that hit me was the smell. So I tried to capture that simple childhood joy of leaning in and savoring the kind of food that makes home feel like home. Adobo can be found far and wide, whether it’s at a five-star restaurant in Manila or inside the homes of Filipino families around the world. Whether it's eaten with rice, pandesal or just on its own, there is nothing like our very own Adobo," said renowned restaurateur and food writer Claude Tayag. It is an evolving, well-loved comfort food or way of cooking that crosses all economic boundaries.

Every bite is soulful, soft, and juicy. Adobo, a favorite Filipino dish and a way of cooking, is celebrated in today's animated Doodle!

Adobo takes on a regional flavor in a number of parts of the Philippines. The children depicted in today’s artwork would unquestionably agree that the flavors, aromas, and rich history are all appealing. Adobo can be seen as all over, whether it’s at a five-star café in Manila or inside the homes of Filipino families all over the planet.

Thanks to Google Doodle, the Philippines celebrates this Filipino dish today - introducing Adobo, & the dish as a source of pride & identity!

- Google’s celebration of Adobo as a Google Doodle is a significant recognition of the importance of Filipino cuisine. Use seafood too if you have the means, squid adobo is one of the favorites! The use of local flavors makes Filipino Adobo unique, as it is much sweeter, sourer, and saltier than other versions. - Irwin expressed that he tried to catch the childhood joy of enjoying and savoring the food that makes you feel at home. The mere mention of the word “Adobo” can easily make Filipinos all over the world crave the taste of home. The celebration of Adobo highlights the importance of Filipino cuisine how it evolved, and how it will always be loved by Filipinos and tourists.

Search engine giant Google released an animated Doodle on March 15, 2023, to celebrate Philippine adobo, a popular Filipino dish and method of cooking used ...

Two children are seen leaning in to take a big whiff of a huge plate of Filipino adobo in the Google Doodle. In Laguna, achuete seeds are used to make a red version of the dish. - The first of these dishes, Philippine adobo, will be standardized. Adobo can be found everywhere, whether in a five-star Manila restaurant or in Filipino families’ homes around the world. The dish is known as adobong diláw, or “yellow adobo,” in Batangas and Laguna, where turmeric is used to give it a distinct yellowish color. - In the Philippines, there are numerous adobo recipe variations. Vinegar and salt were frequently used in the cooking and preparation of the country’s various precolonial peoples’ food to preserve it in the tropical climate. The original name of the dish is now lost to history. - Adobo was also used by the Spanish to describe any native dish that was marinated before being eaten. The Filipino style of adobo got its name from Spaniards in the Philippines, despite the similarities and common name. - It was first mentioned in the Spanish Franciscan missionary Pedro de San Buenaventura’s 1613 dictionary, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala. Spanish adobo is one way to preserve meat by soaking it in a marinade; Filipino adobo is a similar cooking method that also uses vinegar.