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washington, d.c. (the adobo chronicles) <u+2013> it is common knowledge that ronald reagan loved mac n<u+2019>cheese. bill clinton, before his heart bypass, indulged in jalape<u+00f1>o cheeseburgers. how about barack obama? 




in an exclusive interview with white house executive chef cristeta comerford, she indicated that obama does not have one particular favorite food. <u+201c>but he loves filipino cuisine,<u+201d> she said. 




comerford, a filipino american, has so far served as executive chef under three u.s. presidents <u+2013> george w. bush, clinton and obama. she is the first woman and the first of asian descent who has served as white house executive chef. halo-halo 




<u+201c>there are so many filipino foods that the president likes, but on top of his list is halo-halo, the filipino version of the hawaiian shaved ice,<u+201d> comerford said. asked to name the top ten filipino foods fancied by obama, comerford gave us the following list: 




1. halo-halo (shaved ice) 




2. dinuguan (pork blood stew) 




3. balut (duck embryo) 




5. kinilaw na kambing (ceviche-style goat meat) 




6. tocino (sweet cured pork) 




7. laing (spicy taro leaves) 




8. pinakbet (filipino version of ratatouille) 




9. crispy pata (deep-fried pork knuckles) 




10. kare-kare (tripe and vegetables in peanut sauce) 




asked how often filipino food is served to the obamas, comerford, with a wink in her eye, said, <u+201c>that<u+2019>s classified information!<u+201d> rate this:
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