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  • noun A pork dish of the Philippines.

Etymologies

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From Kapampangan.

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Examples

  • Mr. Tayag obliged Mr. Bourdain and his crew for the TV show "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations" by escorting them to food stalls that offer goat's head soup and a sizzling chopped-pig-ear favorite known as sisig, and later whipped up some crayfish in sour broth for the team at home.

    A Filipino Chef's Wooden Pursuits Margot Cohen 2010

  • Mr. Tayag obliged Mr. Bourdain and his crew for the TV show "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations" by escorting them to food stalls that offer goat's head soup and a sizzling chopped-pig-ear favorite known as sisig, and later whipped up some crayfish in sour broth for the team at home.

    A Filipino Chef's Wooden Pursuits Margot Cohen 2010

  • Spanish for "hog's head," is actually sisig, minced pork cheeks, jowls, and other parts browned to a crisp and served on a hot platter.

    Filipino Flavors 2008

  • "Isa pa nga!" and the Philippines' most popular, world-renowned beer goes well with peanuts, corniks, tapa, chicharon, usa, barbecue, sisig, and all manner of spicy, crunchy and cholesterol-rich chasers.

    Archive 2005-04-01 Arlene 2005

  • So as we wolfed down Oysters Rockefeller, sisig, and other great stuff, we also strolled down the sordid past (well, mostly mine), digging up things that really were better left in the realm of memory.

    Archive 2003-03-01 Dean Francis Alfar 2003

  • So as we wolfed down Oysters Rockefeller, sisig, and other great stuff, we also strolled down the sordid past (well, mostly mine), digging up things that really were better left in the realm of memory.

    notes from the peanut gallery Dean Francis Alfar 2003

  • Ten years ago, serving dishes like sisig with the unabashed use of pig ears, cheek and snout would not have been so easy.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012

  • Ten years ago, serving dishes like sisig with the unabashed use of pig ears, cheek and snout would not have been so easy.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012

  • Ten years ago, serving dishes like sisig with the unabashed use of pig ears, cheek and snout would not have been so easy.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Krisanne Alcantara 2012

  • Ten years ago, serving dishes like sisig with the unabashed use of pig ears, cheek and snout would not have been so easy.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Krisanne Alcantara 2012

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