Sinigang Recipe ni gill

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Philippines has absorbed influences from East and West, land and sea, and its food and culture reflect them all. In the beginning there was rice and so, of course, there is rice still. In fact, for all but the wealthiest, rice is the main food eaten three times a day and everything else is simply a condiment. Then come the fruits of the sea. The Philippines may be a mere two-thirds the size of neighboring Indonesia, but it consists of 7,107 islands with the longest discontinuous coastline in the world. Fish and seafood by definition supply the principal and favorite source of protein. Prior to their contact with other cultures through trade and conquest, the 80 or more ethno-linguistic groups of this island cluster shared certain cooking techniques and flavor preferences, many of which are still found today despite layers of external influence.