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Asado de boda

"wedding roast"

Say it

ah·SAH·doh deh BOH·dah

Built from

Spanish asadoroast+de bodaof the wedding

What Asado de boda means

Asado de boda is a Mexican main dish name of Spanish origin meaning "wedding roast". It is built from Spanish asado (roast) and de boda (of the wedding). It is pronounced ah-SAH-doh deh BOH-dah, and it is most associated with Zacatecas.

Named for the occasion rather than the technique: a chile and pork dish cooked in quantity for weddings in Zacatecas and Durango.

This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: The plated dishes, most named for a cooking method or a place. Cochinita pibil is pork cooked in a píib, the Maya earth oven. Barbacoa gave English the word barbecue. Chiles en nogada is named for the walnut sauce that covers it.

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Asado de boda means wedding roast

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