Chinese Influenced Latino Cuisine Lands in Cebu's Ayala Malls

It is our intent to be located in the largest malls in the Philippines and Barrio Chino. Slow Roasted & Braised, intends to connect two cultures—Latin American and Chinese—in a fusion of comfort cuisine known as Chino Latino cuisine or Chifa, in Cebu’s Ayala locations. Here, the spices and stories of two continents meet harmoniously. Every ingredient is a nod to its vibrant heritage, with time-honored cooking traditions intriguing with new ways to elevate the Philippines’ bounty of fresh and seasonally sourced produce. Welcome to our barrio.

But what is Chifa Cuisine, really?

Chifa is cuisine for the people. This Peruvian Chinese fusion arose from the Asian Diaspora in Latin America. Chinese immigrants worked for wealthy Peruvians with the challenge of using locally available ingredients with their Cantonese cooking techniques. With that, Chifa was born, spreading to other immigrant districts in South America and the United States. Barrio Chino’s take on chifa offers familiar Chinese and Latino elements you thought you already knew. Picture individually-braised Peking pig with a sriracha glaze, sautéed prawns topped with ají and chili garlic. These are classic heirloom dishes refreshed with new ways of combining. Barrio Chino is fast casual comfort food for the modern Filipino. It’s an attempt to find that hybrid identity on a plate, to celebrate the flavors of a bygone homeland through the lens of evolved ingredients.