Trader Joe’s Chicken Adobo　トレジョさんのチキンアドボ

While the Philippines may not technically have an official national dish, you’d be hard pressed to find a more iconically Filipino dish than adobo. More of a cooking process than a specific recipe, most modern adobo dishes involve braising proteins or veggies in a tangy, savory mix of soy sauce and vinegar, and further seasoning them with classic flavors like garlic, black pepper, and bay leaf. That’s the flavor profile you’ll find in Trader Joe’s Chicken Adobo, our convenient, heat-and-eat tribute to this homey, hearty, full-flavored dish, which also includes a hefty portion of fluffy jasmine rice flavored with bits of oven-roasted garlic —itself a tribute to traditional Filipino garlic rice.
While adobo gets its name from the Spanish “adobar” (“to season” or “to marinate”), the earliest forms of adobo well pre-date Spanish colonization of the Philippines, and call back to an ancient practice of using vinegar as a preserving agent, as much as a flavoring ingredient. In Trader Joe’s Chicken Adobo, that vinegar base provides both zest and a balancing bit of acidity, which beautifully brings out the tenderness of the dark meat chicken. And since it cooks from frozen to steamy and ready-to-eat in a matter of minutes in the microwave, our Chicken Adobo makes a great work lunch option, as well as an easy weeknight dinner-for-one—especially when paired with a crisp, cucumber-y salad on the side, and something citrus-y and sparkling to drink.　（トレジョさんの公式サイトより）