Chicken oil or none? Breast or leg? A flavourful conversation about inasal in 'Kwentong Palayok'

A grilled chicken.

Chicken oil or none? Breast or leg? A flavourful conversation about inasal in 'Kwentong Palayok' Source: iStockphoto

In 2024, Taste Atlas declared Chicken Inasal as the 'Best Filipino Dish in the World.' But what exactly makes Chicken Inasal so special? Where did it originate, and why is it a dish that Filipinos truly take pride in?


Key Points
  • Featured in this episode is Ilonggo chef Jose Miguel 'Mike' Lontok of The Uling Project.Featured in this episode is Ilonggo chef Jose Miguel 'Mike' Lontok of The Uling Project.
  • Iloilo or Bacolod: where did chicken inasal really come from?
  • Since calamansi isn’t always available in Australia, we’ll also talk about possible substitute ingredients.
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