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Adobo

Other names: adobado
Spanish name: Adobo
  [ah-DOH-boh, ah-doh-BAH-doh ]

Adobo refers to a dish as well as a seasoning.  The dish is a specialty from the Philippines that is made with chicken or pork simmered in a mixture of garlic, vinegar and soy sauce.  Also used in Mexico, its a rather sour seasoning paste made of ground chiles, herbs, and vinegar.  Adobo seasoning can be purchased in paste form or as a dry mixture.
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