Comments on: Tinolang Manok / Chicken Soup with Green Papaya and Chilli Leaves

By: luscious

luscious — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:03:27 +0000

hi. does anyone know wat i can use instead of dahon ng sili? my husband said they dont have it here. i really miss filipino food.

By: Quincy

Quincy — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:32:20 +0000

I think real lime juice form the bottle or the fruit is a closer replacement for kalamansi. This may very well be my favorite dish from the Philippines, next to Bicol Express w/ lemon grass.

By: Mimi

Mimi — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:42:40 +0000

I grew my own sili plant just to make leaves for tinola and ginisang monggo. Add a bruised stalk of tanglad/ lemongrass to tinolang manok and it brings out the taste of the broth.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:55:26 +0000

farrah, I am not from Batangas, but we do go there frequently. Calamondin is the English name for kalamansi. I have a post on it in the archives.

By: farrah

farrah — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:37:04 +0000

i remember having tinola when it’s rainy and when someone at home has colds…btw, just wondering MM if you’ve got some kins in Batangas… it’s only in Lian, where my husband’s family is from, that I hear folks call calamansi as kalamonding :)