Usually when someone has their virgin experience, it’s a cringefest that’s better left forgotten. However, my virgin experience with lechon was an intensely pleasurable & unforgettable affair. @don_lechon_singapore has been one of the original dons for this porky Filipino staple, so it was a natural choice to go to get my lechon virginity taken.

God damn, I regret being a lechon virgin for so damn long. I have been persistently robbing myself of the carnal pleasures of that crazy crispy pork rind, and the salty & slightly herby joys of that fatty, immaculately roasted meat. For just ten bucks, I got a hearty helping of hog, which I hogged down in short order.

When you hear lechon, the sounds of earth shattering crunches and crackles immediately dominate the imagination. Don Lechon delivered all that ASMR and much more, with a ridiculously crispy rind that was more like a superbly savoury cracker.

Under that crunchy armour lies the juicy, stupidly sapid, smoky & tremendously tender meat. All porky odours have been banned here, with the scallions, lemongrass, pepper, garlic & salt marinade transforming each sinew of meat into a veritable orgasm of flavours. The smoke serves to intensify said orgasm of flavours, and each bite will send you into nirvana.

Normally it just comes with a heap of steamed rice, which serves its purpose well, but if you ask nicely enough, the proprietors will generously give you a bowl of kare kare sauce to pour over your rice. Kare kare isn’t actually curry, but a peanut butter based sauce. Think of it as watered down peanut butter and you’re right on the money. Yes, this is almost guaranteed to induce a sore throat, but you can’t have pleasure without a little pain. Also, you can call @don_lechon_singapore the don.