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Sinigang

sour tamarind soup

Lunch Dinner 280–420 kcal Spice ●●●

A national flagship dish

Sinigang — sour tamarind soup
Photo: Jessartcam · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Filipino comfort soup: tamarind-sour broth with pork or shrimp and lots of vegetables. Sour is the country's favorite taste.

Ingredients

280–420 kcal per typical serving. big bowl; with rice ~500-650 (estimated from the typical recipe)
More history on Wikipedia: Sinigang

How it is made

  1. Boil the meat 40 min with onion and tomato until tender.
  2. Add tamarind and adjust the sourness.
  3. Add firm vegetables first, leafy ones last (3 min).
  4. Serve piping hot, rice on the side, chili alongside.
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