Pepita's Lechon has been on our sights for months but we couldn't commit on ordering one whole pig just to have a taste. Fortunately, Century City Mall's Hole in the Wall held a pop up event to showcase the said dish.
Lechon is all about crunchy pork skin & soft pork meat. Get those 2 just right and you'll definitely be in a yummy albeit sinful gastronomical journey.
Two candelabras with a large silver platter in the middle, this looked like a lechon altar of sorts. But where was the pig?
It was actually moved inside for easier chopping. We got two orders of the Truffle Rice Stuffed Lechon de Leche.
It didn't take that long before they served it up on plates. Instead of the usual lechon sauce, Pepita's serves theirs with spicy labuyo on the side. Those tiny Philippine flags were a nice touch.
At Php 280 per serving, this is a bit pricier than the other lechon brands. The meat they served was in equal ratio to the truffle rice on the plate.
Crunchy pork skin & soft pork meat; Pepita's gets a check on both aspects. It was good but I was expecting much more. My taste buds didn't go into overdrive, no angels sang in the background. Maybe because of the raves in social media but I found myself saying "ok lang, at least I got to try it out". I was actually more of a fan of the truffle rice. I've had truffle pasta before but this is a first for truffle rice & I really liked it. As for the spicy labuyo, although it added the much needed "anghang" factor, it just didn't work for me. I was looking for the brown Mang Tomas-like sauce.
It was a nice opportunity to try out Pepita's Lechon. Hoping for more pop up events at Hole in the Wall.
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Pepita's Lechon, Hole in the Wall, Century City Mall
(Sept 23-25; Sept 31-Oct 2)
4/F Century Mall, Kalayaan Avenue,
Barangay Poblacion, Makati City, Philippines
Instagram: @PepitasKitchenPh
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