Steven Cua (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)
Steven Cua believes that coming up with such standards or guidelines would allow costumers in foreign countries, including Filipinos living away from home, to experience the authentic taste of Filipino dishes.
“Countries like Thailand and Vietnam have standardized dishes they wish to duplicate and promote in restaurants all over the world in the hopes that, if a gastro enthusiast partakes of this dish, Filipino adobo for example (as compared to Spanish-style adobo), he will enjoy the same expected level of sourness from said dish,” Cua said.
Adobo is a style of cooking that involves the balancing of acidity (from vinegar) and savory flavors (soy sauce, garlic) together with the preferred protein (usually pork or chicken). It has gained popularity in recent years thanks to the glowing testimonials of local and foreign food vloggers.