39 Ways to Cook Sinigang
Alternative Souring Agents and Fruits
Most of the ones on this category does not use tamarind, instead another sour fruit is used as an alternative. If the fruit used is not sour then a bit of tamarind is used to help with the taste, the fruit is just used to enhance the flavour.
Sinigang sa Mangga – Sinigang that uses unripe/green mango
Sinigang sa Kalamansi – Sinigang that uses calamansi, a small citrus fruit that is popular in the Philippines
Sinigang sa Lemon – Similar to kalamansi but mostly used by people overseas who does not have accessibility to kalamansi or tamarind mix
Sinigang sa Kamias – Sinigang that uses a highly acidic very sour and mild sweet tropical fruit called kamias or Averrhoa bilimbi in English
Sinigang sa Santol – Another alternative that uses unripe Santol or Cottonfruit, another sour and sweet tropical fruit.
Sinigang sa Balimbing – Similar to kamias but uses Balimbing or Carambola
Sinigang na Bayabas – Sinigang that uses guava, not the large one but the guava with soft pink insides. This one in particular is not as sour as the others but it gives a mild sweet flavour with a funny texture.
Sinigang na Baboy in Guava and Pineapple – Similar to above but with pineapples
Sinigang sa Pakwan – Another not so sour sinigang but uses tamarind to add a bit of sourness to it, made with watermelon, its main purpose is to replace the water with a sweet alternative
Strawberry Sinigang – Another fruity version that uses strawberries
Thanks for the excellent post! The versatility of sinigang is the reason why in a recent NY Times article on Filipino food, food historian Doreen Fernandez insists that sinigang is the national dish, not adobo.
Wow very thorough post,a great ultimate guide to sinigang. I am ashamed to say I never had one but I have to try some soon from your list.
Hello there, thank you for including our Sinigang sa Kamias Recipe. More power.
You did great for including that brief background of sinigang. Now I’ll have to try all these ways for myself.
This is very very helpful, Thank you.