They’re all red, made up of meats, and simmered to perfect tenderness; how do you distinguish caldereta from mechado, menudo from afritada? These dishes are ever-present on the Filipino dinner ...

I couldn’t care less if what I am eating is menudo, afritada, caldereta or mechado. They are all good, period. Sometimes, my mother making do with what we have in the pantry would frankenstein a ...

Mechado meanwhile has either pork or beef in tomato sauce, plus vinegar, soy sauce, carrots and potatoes. It comes from the Spanish word ‘mechar,’ which means to put oil. And finally, caldereta: It ...