balbacua

Etymology
, from (whence also ), from, the raised wooden structure the natives used to either sleep on or cure meat. The dish was likely named due to the similarity in the length of time in cooking and the tenderness of the meat. Compare 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  A Filipino stew of beef slow-cooked until tender, especially in the cuisine of Visayas and Mindanao.