Lechon is a Spanish name. Must come from the Spaniards being in the Philippines for 397 years. We do a roasted pig similar in Virginia, where I am from in the states. The joke is we eat all of the pig, except the squeal! That is the noise a pig makes, we have not found a way to eat that. The Lechon baboy is great. I also love the chicken and turkey version. I have yet to eat lechon baca.