Dedet de la Fuente is best known for being the metro’s one and only Lechon Diva. She makes not just the best lechon (roasted pig) with the crispiest skin and the most tender roasted meat but also stuffs it with the most flavorful rice. So when you order lechon from Pepita’s Kitchen, you hardly need anything else. Lechon and rice. Two of the most essential things Filipinos need for a celebration. Maybe just add another dish or two, and the celebration’s complete.

If, however, your budget cannot accommodate even the smallest lechon de leche, Dedet has the answer for you: stuffed roasted chicken. These are whole chickens stuffed with flavored rice and then roasted to golden perfection. There are two variants to choose from—Truffle Rice and Eight-Treasure Rice. 

Truffle Chicken was inspired by one of her stuffed lechon variants, Truffle Lechon, which is a best-seller. 

The other variant, Eight-Treasure Chicken, is perfect for the coming Chinese New Year. “It is a lucky dish to eat and to give family and friends. It will bring you luck, joy and happiness,” says Dedet.

It contains eight lucky ingredients — salted egg yolks (symbolizes fertility), chestnuts (sweetness), dates (luck and wealth), Chinese ham (abundance), cashew (intelligence), mushrooms (wealth and prosperity), Chinese sausage (red is the color of happiness) and flavorful sticky rice (family unity). These are the “treasures” in the chicken. 

Dedet created stuffed roasted chicken not just to accommodate would-be customers who cannot afford stuffed lechon but also to cater to those who do not eat pork. The chicken is also ideal for small parties. Made to order, it comes as freshly cooked as possible when delivered. To achieve this all the time, Dedet requires a day’s lead time for those who are ordering stuffed roasted chicken from Pepita’s Kitchen.

To order, send text or through Viber hotline number 0917-8660662 or message its Instagram account (lechon_diva).