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SOUPSFORTHESOUL
Sinampalukangmanok
Sinampalukangmanok isasoursoup
madewith the leavesof the tamarind tree.
Itsmain ingredient, chicken, isusually
sautéedwithvegetablessuchaskangkong
andsitaw, andspicessuchassili,before
beingadded inwith thebroth.
Customarilyeaten inBulacanandNueva
Ecija, sinampalukangmanok isknown
forbeingsharpandsomewhatspicy.
“Ithasaverystrongflavor,”Sandy
explains. “This iswhy it iseatenwitha lot
ofrice.”Thatbeingsaid, thedish isalso
usuallyservedwithfishsauce
on theside for thosewho
wantevenmorezing.
