All of these dishes are Filipino stews – with some minor differences. The meat choice is usually goat or beef for caldereta; chicken for afritada; pork, pork liver, and hot dogs for menudo, and pork or beef for mechado. Caldereta is the only Filipino stew that uses green olives. Mechado usually has red and green bell peppers, and unlike the others, is cooked in a tomato and soy sauce. Menudo usually includes liver spread (like kaldereta) and raisins.