What could be more fitting than a hot sinigang soup while basking in the cool mountain breezes of Mount Banahaw? At Palaisdaan in Tayabas, where country dining is at its best, this bowl of sinigang na lapu-lapu (grouper, also locally known as inid) energized us after a long drive.
Most Filipinos think our archipelago is an "adobo country" but some food historians argue that sinigang should be considered as the national dish as it seems to be more indigenous to the Philippine islands than adobo. The word "adobo" has a Spanish origin that it is vaguely has some colonial connection to Spain.
For non-Filipinos, sinigang is a sour soup similar to sayur asam of Indonesia, Thailand's tom yam, and canh chua from Vietnam. Its flavor comes from tamarind which gives it a sour but refreshing taste. Sinigang is meat (fish, pork, shrimp or beef) stewed with tamarind, green pepper, tomato and onion. Vegetables cooked in sinigang include okra, taro corm, radish, string beans, eggplant and water spinach.
Most Filipinos think our archipelago is an "adobo country" but some food historians argue that sinigang should be considered as the national dish as it seems to be more indigenous to the Philippine islands than adobo. The word "adobo" has a Spanish origin that it is vaguely has some colonial connection to Spain.
For non-Filipinos, sinigang is a sour soup similar to sayur asam of Indonesia, Thailand's tom yam, and canh chua from Vietnam. Its flavor comes from tamarind which gives it a sour but refreshing taste. Sinigang is meat (fish, pork, shrimp or beef) stewed with tamarind, green pepper, tomato and onion. Vegetables cooked in sinigang include okra, taro corm, radish, string beans, eggplant and water spinach.
15 comments:
Yeah, adobo is of Spanish origin. It is a seasoning or marinade. And there are some sold in small jars at the condiment or spices section of stores here.
Anyway, I got hungry with the picture of your sinigang...really. I can't have a snack. It's close to midnight already.
I love sinigang but I don't eat fish kaya most of the time, beef, pork or shrimp ang sinigang na kinakain ko, hehe.
yum! madalas kong lutuin yan. :)
another perfect combination!
"basking in the cool mountain breezes of Mount Banahaw" with matching wooden sandok. at home na at home ang feeling!
what can i say?
i love adobo but sinigang has always been my comfort food :-)
Tamang-tama ito sa malamig na tag-ulan :)
Wow, you were at Mt. Banahaw? what a great place to be. I love the sinigang but not much asim, can't take the asim mukha, LOL!
Burp! Busog after a bowlful of fish sinigang food. :)
This reminds me of the fish sinigang i had early this week. :)
Wow,yan din ang lunch namin kanina.Fish sinigang..
hay..i can eat sinigang everyday, hindi ako magsasawa, sabaw pa lang, ulam na!
oi, na miss ko ang sabaw!!! cool
ay, ulam namin yan kanina :D.
me love lapu-lapu too
my entry is hereGreat day for us Food Friday Eaters :)
Thanx for the Visit :)
Yan ang paborito ko!
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Sarap ng sinigang! Fish is good!
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