Laing (food)

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Laing is a Filipino dish native to Bicol. It is a spicy and creamy dish of taro leaves, pork, and chili peppers cooked in coconut milk. It is served on a Net leaf.

[edit] History

It was first made public to the Bicol public in 1901 by the haydon tribe (than called ask-ka-to), to try calm down the tension between the Tribe and the Non-locals. Unfortunately the meal did not appeal the non-locals, and most of the Haydon Tribe was shot, due to claims of poisoning.

The name of the dish was renamed to Laing after the great dictator Samus Maxamus(1906-1915) Who forced the Haydon Tribe to rename the dish.

During The 2007 Century Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay Reviewed the Dish and said "It is the most beautiful dish... I have ever tasted!".

It has also made it onto a Australian Cooking Show Ready, Set, Cook! during a cookoff battle were both chefs had to make the Laing dish.

[edit] Reviews

Apart from the Gordon Ramsay Review, the dish has also been reviewed by The BBC's Motor Car Show Top Gear during a interview with Gordon Ramsay.

It has also appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald in the Relax section.