The chicken inasal is a popular dish from the City of Bacolod, Philippines. Unlike the usual barbecue or grilled chicken that uses soy sauce, this dish uses different ingredients for its marinade and basting sauce that create a unique flavor. The smoked flavor added by cooking the meat on a hot charcoal grill imbibes the marinade and makes the dish tastier. This dish is also distinct for its yellowish color brought about by the application of achuete or annatto oil.
Unlike the chicken inasal found in other parts of the Philippines, like in Manila, the Bacolodnon chicken inasal is not served on banana leaf plates. Carinderias along the streets of Bacolod serve the inasal skewered on bamboo sticks right off the grill. This dish is best eaten with garlic rice and basting sauce