leche or milk, which touches on its original version as suckling pig roast.
Many Filipinos would argue over what is the national dish in the Philippines. Some say that it s lechon, but that is another story to be told.
In Vancouver, Asian and mostly Chinese meat shops sell roast pig by the pound or whole.
For many Filipino families living outside their native country, making a lechon at home is regarded as impossible.
Like, can you imagine turning a pig on a spit over a bed of hot coals in your garage?
However, it can be done, using a different technique, with a home oven.