Humba is a sweet pork dish that resembles the famous pork adobo
 in terms of appearance. This is popular in the southern parts of the Philippines
and is considered as one of the delicacies of the region.
Pork belly, pork hocks, and pork ham are the 3 most common pig parts
used to make this delightful masterpiece.

This dish uses all the ingredients of pork adobo; however, certain ingredients such as brown sugar,
salted black beans, and banana blossoms make this dish stand out. There are also other variations
wherein pineapple juice is used (I learned this from my friends that came from Cebu, Davao, and Gensan)
– this gives more life to the dish as far as I’m concerned.

The Chinese Hong-ba, one of my favorite dishes, would probably be the closest to this dish in terms of flavor
and preparation. This is usually eaten with cua pao, steamed dough with a texture similar tosiopao.
We’ll try to feature Hong-ba soon.

 

Humba Recipe

Watch the cooking video: