Pork tocino is a Filipino-style sweet, savory, and garlicky cured pork, commonly eaten for breakfast.

It’s usually made from thin slices of pork shoulder or pork belly marinated with sugar, salt, garlic, and seasonings. Traditional or commercial versions often have a distinctive reddish color from curing ingredients or food coloring.

It’s typically pan-fried until tender, caramelized, and slightly sticky, then served with garlic fried rice and a fried egg. That combination is called tocilog: tocino + sinangag (garlic rice) + itlog (egg).

Flavor-wise, think sweet glazed pork with salty-garlicky notes and caramelized edges.