Valerie Caulin

Bacolod City is not only the “City of Smile” but the city of chicken inasal where there are many restaurants specializing in this local cuisine as well as those sold along the streets. Inasal means, “grilled” in Ilonggo and comes from the Spanish word “asar“.  If you happen to be in this city, never miss eating their own chicken inasal.

Like the usual Filipino way of grilling meat, chicken inasal is grilled marinated chicken cuts from thighs (“paa”), breasts (“pecho”) and even its tail or preening gland ( chicken butt?) that is known as “iwi”. The marinade used is made of condiments from soy sauce, vinegar along with herbs and spices; of course, they have their secret ingredients for their marinade. Chicken cuts are then skewered in bamboo sticks before grilling over charcoal.

The traditional way of eating inasal is by hand as it is served with hot rice wrapped in banana leaves. With the juicy chicken inasal and smell of the banana leaves – who needs an appetizer? You are also served with calamansi ( local Philippine lemon) along with their soy sauce and vinegar for you to dip the meat. But with its flavorful chicken inasal, you can simply dig in to this sumptous feast.

In Bacolod City, the famous places to eat chicken inasal are Chicken House and Manokan Country. They have many branches in the city and  you can definitely spot one while you are touring around the city. Better yet, you can ask the taxi driver to drop you off to the best place to east chicken inasal in Bacolod.

Photo by: Ace Francisco

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