{"id":2145935,"date":"2025-05-23T09:18:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=2145935"},"modified":"2025-05-23T09:18:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:18:29","slug":"bruno-mars-favorite-meal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/bruno-mars-favorite-meal\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruno Mars’s Favorite Meal Is This Filipino Dish His Mom Makes"},"content":{"rendered":"Is there anything more satisfying than a home-cooked dinner? One of my favorite meals growing up in the Midwest was my dad's beef stew<\/a>. It would simmer in the slow cooker all day, filling the house with the most irresistible smell that would leave me impatient for dinner time. I crave it to this day.\r\n\r\nThis love for a parent's cooking is something Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Bruno Mars and I have in common. When it comes to his favorite foods, Bruno also has fond memories of the foods he ate while growing up in Hawaii\u2014especially one particular dish prepared by his Filipino mother.\r\n

What does Bruno Mars love to eat?<\/h2>\r\nBruno's favorite dish is chicken adobo<\/a>, which is the unofficial national dish of the Philippines. In a past interview<\/a>, Bruno mentioned that his mom would prepare the tangy, savory dish for him when he was growing up. She typically served it with a helping of yellow rice combined with olives and diced peppers\u2014a recipe from his grandmother\u2014on the side.\r\n\r\nWhat makes chicken adobo so special is the deceptively simple balance of vinegar, soy and garlic in the marinade. Before the chicken even touches the skillet, it marinates in these strong flavors, which team up to give it its signature velvety texture and rich taste.\r\n\r\nBruno loves his mom's chicken adobo so much, he even embraced the dish as his own nickname. In an Instagram post<\/a> the singer shared from an appearance in Manila, he revealed his alter ego: Lil Prince Adobo. The dish connects to his heritage and, we can only guess, makes the globe-trotting performer feel closer to home wherever in the world he finds himself on any given day.\r\n\r\nThe family recipe also inspired the \"24K Magic\" singer to get into the kitchen himself. While he's joked that he \"can make Pop Tarts,\" he also says that he's learned a lot from watching his mom cook and now knows his way around the kitchen.\r\n\r\nDespite packing big flavors, Bruno's mom's signature dish is a surprisingly simple and fast weeknight dinner<\/a> too. If you don't mind us, we'll be giving this recipe a spin tonight.\r\n\r\nRelated:\r\n