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A Filipino food essay about Mantika, three generations of women, a jar of lard, and an adobo that no recipe can fully hold. by Chef Rob Angeles.

Mantika

A Filipino kitchen. Two women. Mantika. The same argument about lard. An essay on what adobo carries across three generations — and
March 4, 2026

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