IN PHOTOS: Cooking festive meal in Philippines

'Lechon' bit by bit roasted to golden brown over a bed of charcoal. Photo by rammmpa.blogspot.com

MANILA, Philippines - Roasted pig is popular during celebrations in the Philippines and is traditionally served during a Christmas Eve dinner called "Noche Buena" in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation. The traditional dinner is usually served after the midnight Mass.

Here are some photos by Aaron Favila showing Filipino workers cook pigs at a roasting pit in suburban Quezon City outside Manila on Tuesday. 

 

 

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