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 :)

By: neeru

neeru — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:37:59 +0000

Looks yemmy. I did not know that chilli leaves are edible. What are the benefits of chilli leaves?

By: dragon

dragon — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:07:37 +0000

Hi MM, seems the traditional sawsawan is patis and calamansi. Never tried it but with my tinola, my dipping sauce is always knorr with crushed sili. Will try to add calamansi next time. Dunno about patis tho…

By: Mary-Ann Evangelista

Mary-Ann Evangelista — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 02:59:33 +0000

If there’s no fresh pepper leaves available, I go to my dad’s and pick some ampalaya leaves. I also cook with what’s available in the market and it’s usually sayote/chayote.
I’ve tasted kale with ground pork and coconut milk (ala-laing)
I’ll try it next time for tinola, cuz it sounds good.
I still miss fresh malunggay leaves.

By: ping

ping — Thu, 03 May 2007 20:42:06 +0000

there is indeed green papaya in LA i just bought it in island pacific

By: Romey

Romey — Fri, 12 May 2006 17:36:26 +0000

Yum-O!!!! I think I’ll make this on the weekend :) Too bad we don’t have green papayas in colorado :(