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Pork Humba<\/strong> with pineapple, tausi, and dried banana blossoms is a delicious medley of sweet and savory flavors you'll love with steamed rice! This Visayan version of adobo is easy to make and sure to be a family favorite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When I told my mom in 2016 that I quit my job to blog full time, the first thing she said after a long silence was, \"Paano pag nawalan ka na nang iluluto?<\/em>\u201d What if you run out of things to cook?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She sounded so worried about my decision that I couldn't help but burst out laughing. Her question was just funny and endearing and preposterous at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filipino cuisine is so rich and steeped in history, and various regional flavors I don't think running out of food to blog about would be a problem. Case in point: this humba. The preparation and cooking procedure are similar to our pineapple pork adobo<\/a> recipe, yet throw in a few additional ingredients, such as fermented black beans and banana blossoms, and you have a brand new dish to explore!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Humba<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Humba (homba), which literally translates to tender (hum) pork (ba), is a Visayan braised pork dish similar to the classic adobo. It's said to have originated from the Chinese hong-bah\/hong-mah<\/em>, a red braised pork belly dish brought to the Visayas islands by Hokkien traders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this regional version, pork belly is slow-cooked in a mixture of soy sauce, vinegar, or pineapple juice, and aromatics such as garlic, onions, peppercorns, and bay leaves. When the meat is fall-apart tender, palm sugar, pineapple, fermented black beans, and dried banana blossoms are added for extra depth of flavor and texture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredient notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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