Nothing Like Roast Chicken… with Dirt
Litson manok stand beside the busy road
Late last week, my Man and I decided to have litson manok [roast chicken] for lunch. It is funny because while we were eating I asked him what is litson manok in English and we just could not figure it out! Later that night I thought, maybe it is roast chicken, is it?
But obviously it is not your ordinary roast chicken, for instead of being oven cooked, our litson manok is slowly turned, smoked and roasted on top of charcoal, like a grill minus the actuall grill part. You can get it almost anywhere and they usually are sold beside roads everywhere.
It is very tasty too! And I know the secret – it is because of all the dirt and smog that clings to it from the road. LOL!
And by the way, if you will look a little closely at the photo you will see a stripe-wearing PM reflected oh-so-lightly by the glass on that litson manok stand.
ow, yeah! the reflection! is that shoo?
Ax
February 15, 2009 at 2:33 pm
witsandnuts,
exactly the point! i remember my cousin from canada who came home about two years ago and he said menudo cooked by his mom there doesn’t taste as good as the ones here and we told him it is because of the dirt factor. you got to have dirt.
kat,
i also have a favorite litson manok shop LOL the ones you mentioned cannot be found here though. usually we have that when we go home so late there is no time to cook anything, or lazy, like you LOL
sheng,
a lot actually, beside the roads. walang panama ang kenny rogers.
P,
LOL yung manok hindi ako LOL oo tama dapat may konting dumi tulad ng alikabok, usok, at uling.
yffar,
hey hey! long time!
lalaine,
sarap talaga! lika kain tayo!
kris jasper,
you also have to put dirt or else it will not taste that good right?
bw,
dirt is the secret ingredient!
K,
luto ka na lang diyan sa HK o kaya naman ikaw ang magumpisa ng litson manok diyan sigurado patok sa mga pinoy yun!
source,
LOL lalo na pag bagong luto at mahuhulog pa ang juices! yum!
TK,
LOL akala ko hot chick eh LOL!
cindyrella,
it is yummy even when sampalok lang ang stuffing niya!
raft3r,
LOL ganun ba? wala namang masama dun masarap pa nga eh diba? extra ice pa!
JC,
you can never go wrong with that, plus the dirt – you never forget that, it is the secret ingredient.
carlotta,
papasa din akong litsong manok – ay, baka pang litsong baboy na ako. LOL
prinsesamusang
February 15, 2009 at 12:12 pm
happy v day!!!
raft3r
February 15, 2009 at 12:02 pm
nice photo of you with the litson manok! hehe
grabe kakagutom this time of night. 
happy hearts day to you and your Man!
carlotta
February 14, 2009 at 1:42 am
Smog and charcoal… healthiest food ever.
joyfulchicken
February 12, 2009 at 1:12 pm
naku
ang sarap nyan sobra
noong new year sa tagaytay
nasaraduhan kami ng mga kainan
bumagsak kami sa andok’s
sulit
3 extra rice naubos ko
hehe
raft3r
February 11, 2009 at 11:45 pm
haha! ganun ba yun kaya siya masarap? paborito ko din ang lechong manok!! roast chicken is very yummy!! ^^
Cindyrella
February 11, 2009 at 11:03 pm
Yes, I can see your face reflected there.
Your Highness, you’re one hot chick (no, the tagalog translation of Hot chick isn’t “lechon manok”)
TK
February 11, 2009 at 10:50 pm
sarap ng litsong manok! hehehe
Source
February 11, 2009 at 8:41 pm
this is what I miss sa atin.
roasted chicken.
K
February 11, 2009 at 11:36 am
For some reason, chicken grilled with gas flame isn’t as tasty with those grilled with charcoal
you maybe right – it is the dirt and smog that gives that wonderful flavor 
bw
February 11, 2009 at 12:13 am
yummy! I usually stuff my roast with chillies and onions.
Kris Jasper
February 10, 2009 at 10:25 pm
yummy! sarap kaya nyan! hehehe… nagutom ako bigla
lalaine
February 10, 2009 at 8:42 pm
hi…. napadaan po..
musta na
yffar
February 10, 2009 at 5:45 pm
PM! hahaha…akala ko sarili mo talaga pinipictyuran mo,.. patetik me…
hahaha…
di kapag madumi, masarap?..
di ba?!
pero hindi yung as in maduming-madumi…
lee-yow
February 10, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Good, may tama ka! Litson manok is roast chicken, just like roast pig being litsong baboy. There are a lot of oven-roasted chicken anywhere here in GSC, are there too in ur place?
sheng
February 10, 2009 at 5:24 pm
We usually eat litson manok at home when we’re too lazy to cook. I most especially love the ones from Bugong, but I don’t know if Bugong’s Chicken can be found outside Manila. Second runner up’s Ang Manok ni Sr. Pedro.
Kat Carneo
February 10, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Haha, you’re right about the dirt. It’s like the icing on the cake. The same thing with kikiam, squidballs, fishballs. Whenever I cook these, they are no better than the streetfood in Ayala. Maybe the dirt is the secret ingredient. =)
witsandnuts
February 10, 2009 at 12:03 pm