Don't freak out please

Probably the most popular party dish in the Philippines is the lechon, whole roasted pig. One can buy lechon by the kilo in several places around Metro Manila and if the party is big enough, one can buy the entire roast pig. At the party, it is laid out on a table and someone—a waiter in this case since it was a catered event—chops it up to serve to guests. The crackling skin is doled out carefully because almost everybody loves it. After the meatier parts have been served, the waiter carves out the remaining meat from the bones and puts them on a platter. The head is displayed too, proof that what was served was the entire roast pig and not just a kilo or two. Lechon is usually served with liver sauce except for the ones from Cebu, a province in the Visayas which is an hour's plane ride away from Manila. I don't know what Cebuanos use to baste it with, but their lechon is very tasty and does not need any kind of sauce. Cebu lechon is what Anthony Bourdain had when he came to the Philippines and as of February 16, 2009, it is number 1 in his "Hierarchy of Pork."