{{short description|Filipino soup dish of chicken or fish}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Use Philippine English|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox food | name = Tinola | image = 220px<br>220px | image_size = 250px | caption = '''Top:''' Chicken tinola with chayote and labuyo pepper leaves;<br>'''Bottom:''' Chicken tinola with green papaya and lemongrass | alternate_name = | country = The Philippines | region = | creator = | course = Main course | served = Hot | main_ingredient = Chicken, green papaya, siling labuyo leaves, ginger, onion, fish sauce | variations = {{bulleted list|Pork with chayote and moringa | Fish with tomatoes | ''Nilarang/Linarang'' {{small|(Cebuano variant)}} }} | calories = | similar_dish = ''Tiyula itum'', ''bulalo'' | other = }}
'''Tinola''' is a Filipino soup usually served as a main course with white rice.<ref>{{cite web | title=Tinola: A Favorite Philippine Cuisine | publisher=Philippines Insider| url=http://www.philippinesinsider.com/filipino-cuisine/recipes/tinola-a-favorite-philippine-cuisine/ | access-date=June 5, 2010}}</ref> Traditionally, the dish is cooked with chicken or fish, wedges of papaya and/or chayote, and leaves of the siling labuyo chili pepper in broth flavored with ginger, onions, and fish sauce.
==Variants== Variants of the dish substitute chicken with fish, seafood, or pork. Chayote or calabash (''upo'') also may be substituted for green papaya. In addition to pepper leaves, other leafy vegetables may be used including pechay, kangkong, spinach, moringa leaves, and mustard greens among others. Additional ingredients like potatoes and tomatoes may be added.<ref>{{cite web | title=Tinola Manok with Malunggay| publisher=Pinoy Recipe at Iba Pa!| url=https://www.pinoyrecipe.net/tinolang-manok/ | access-date=June 5, 2010}}</ref>
==Cultural significance== {{Unreferenced section|date=January 2026}} One of the earliest mentions of the dish is in José Rizal's first novel, ''Noli Me Tangere'', where Kapitan Tiago served it to Crisostomo Ibarra after arriving from Europe. He was given the chicken liver and gizzard meanwhile, to the dismay of the corrupt Spanish friar, Padre Damaso, who received chicken neck and wing, considered to be the least favored chicken parts.
==Similar dishes== ''Tinola'' is very similar to ''binakol'' and ''ginataang manok'', but different in that the latter two use coconut water and coconut milk, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ginataang Manok (Chicken Stewed in Coconut Milk) Filipino Recipe! |url=http://www.savvynana.com/recipe/ginataang-manok-chicken-stewed-coconut-milk-filipino-recipe/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003200150/http://www.savvynana.com/recipe/ginataang-manok-chicken-stewed-coconut-milk-filipino-recipe/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 3, 2017 |website=Savvy Nana's |access-date=April 20, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chicken Binakol |url=https://www.mamasguiderecipes.com/2018/12/29/chicken-binakol/ |website=Mama's Guide Recipes |access-date=April 20, 2019|date=December 29, 2018 }}</ref> A related dish is ''lauya'' made by the Ilocano people. However, ''lauya'' is partial to using pork or beef knuckles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lauya (Ilokano Pork Knuckles Stew) |url=http://www.panlasangpinoymeatrecipes.com/lauya-recipe.htm |website=Panlasang Pinoy Meaty Recipes |access-date=April 20, 2019}}</ref>
A similar soup dish is known as ''sinabawang gulay'' (literally "vegetable soup", also ''utan Bisaya''), which is made from moringa leaves and various vegetables.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sinabawang Gulay (Utan Bisaya) |url=https://www.mamasguiderecipes.com/2017/07/14/sinabawang-gulay-utan-bisaya/ |website=Mama's Guide Recipes |access-date=April 20, 2019|date=July 14, 2017 }}</ref>
==See also== * Tiyula itum * Sinampalukan * Nilaga * List of soups
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==References== {{reflist}}
==Sources== * Fernandez, D. G. (1994). Tikim: Essays on Philippine Food and Culture. Anvil Publishing. * Sta. Maria, F. P. (2006). The Governor-General's Kitchen: Philippine Culinary Vignettes and Period Recipes, 1521–1935. Anvil Publishing. * Villanueva, R. (2020). Exploring Filipino Cuisine: A Cultural and Historical Perspective. Philippine Culinary Press. * Philippine Department of Agriculture. (n.d.). Philippine Native Ingredients and Recipes.
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