EditorialA toy set of Filipino foods like adobo rice and lumpia that Kathleen Gaceta bought her 3-year-old son, Camden, to teach him about their heritage in University Place, Wa. on Feb. 24, 2023. (Jovelle Tamayo/The New York Times)
EditorialKing Phojanakong, Kuma Inn's owner and chef, holds a plate of Tita Em's Chicken Wing Adobo in New York on Oct. 3. 2014. (Tina Fineberg/The New York Times)
EditorialA guajillo-chile adobo tamal at Evelia’s Tamales restaurant, in the Corona neighborhood of Queens, on Aug. 18, 2022. (Jose A. Alvarado Jr./The New York Times)
EditorialCamarones embarazados, which translates to pregnant shrimp in Spanish, but it’s a play on words, in New York on July 6, 2021. Food Stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. (Ryan Liebe for The New York Times)
EditorialPescado Frito, a red snapper, simply marinated in adobo and fried, in New York on March 9, 2021. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. Prop Stylist: Paige Hicks. (Christopher Simpson/The New York Times)