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Benguet Kiniing
Also known as: Cordilleran Smoked Meat, Kiniing, Kinuday
Native-pig pork cured in guava-leaf salted water and smoked over pinewood.
About Benguet Kiniing
Kiniing is a cured pork product documented by Slow Food's Ark of Taste in the Philippine Cordillera. Its selected traditional account uses lean meat from locally raised native black pigs, with guava leaves and salted water.
The guava-leaf liquid scents the pork, while pinewood smoking adds its smoky flavour. Salt supplies the named seasoning in the soaking liquid.
The meat is thinly sliced and becomes firmer through the documented curing and smoking process. It is associated with special occasions and local households, where the source describes a hanging-stove tradition rather than one plated serving.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Benguet Kiniing
Slow Food's documented Cordillera kiniing preparation.
- Lean native black-pig porkProtein
- Guava leavesAromaticIngredient page not linked
- SaltSeasoning
- WaterLiquid
- Pinewood smokeCooking medium · Smoking mediumIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Lean native black-pig pork: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader pork candidate; source specifies local native black pigs and lean portions.
- Guava leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Leaves perfume the soaking liquid and are removed; exact catalogue leaf mapping unresolved.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pinewood smoke: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit source smoking medium, not an edible topping or ingredient; exact wood mapping unresolved.
Origins & food traditions
Cordillera, Luzon, Philippines; a specific Benguet locality is not established by this selected account.
Countries
- Philippines
- PhilippinesCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Cordilleran Cuisine
- Cordilleran Highland CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.