Sinigang is one of the Best Dishes in the World of 2023, according to Taste Atlas (2024)

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Sinigang is one of the Best Dishes in the World of 2023, according to Taste Atlas? ›

MANILA, Philippines – Another win for the sini-gang! The Philippines' famous sour soup has been recognized as one of the Best Dishes in the World for 2023 by international food database Taste Atlas, ranking in 97th place with 4.48 out of 5 stars.

Sinigang, the well-loved sour Filipino soup, made it to TasteAtlas' list of 100 Best Dishes in the World, ranking 97th.

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Sinigang is a Filipino soup or stew characterized by its sour and savory taste. It is most often associated with tamarind (Filipino: sampalok), although it can use other sour fruits and leaves as the souring agent such as unripe mangoes or rice vinegar. It is one of the more popular dishes in Filipino cuisine.

According to the Taste Atlas Awards, the international food database, the Filipino favorite, Sinigang, is hailed as the best soup in the world.

Served piping hot, sinigang is known to bring comfort and warmth to Filipinos within and outside the Philippines. “With its sour lightness perfectly matching the harsh tropical heat of the country, sinigang is a unique soup that is a true representative of Filipino cuisine,” Taste Atlas wrote.

The origins of Sinigang are a bit hazy, but it's believed to have originated in the Philippines during the pre-colonial era. The indigenous people of the Philippines have been using tamarind as a souring agent for their dishes for centuries.

Nilaga is another category of Filipino foods very similar to sinigang, except that nilaga stew is made without a souring agent and may contain different vegetables.

Is Filipino sinigang healthy? ›

Not only is sinigang delicious but it is quite healthy too! It is usually filled with vegetables and a clean protein with out too many additives. Making it from scratch does take a little extra effort but overall, it is totally worth it!

It is because the taste- sour (usually from tamarind, Kamias or calamansi), salty, slightly sweet, slightly spicy- are just some of the things that a typical Filipino that will surely love. Also, any meat you choose, be it pork, shrimp, chicken, beef or fish, the same taste is still there.

The Vietnamese equivalent to sinigang is called canh chua, which literally translates to sour soup. Made with the same tamarind base, a lot of the general flavour profile is quite similar, although I find that the Vietnamese version leans more on the fishy side than the pork side.

The diversity of Filipino flavors shone through as it stood among the best globally in the latest list of “100 Best Cuisines in the World” by international food website TasteAtlas. Garnering a rating of 4.35 out of 5 stars, the Philippines landed at the 33rd spot in the food encyclopedia's top cuisines for 2023-2024.

Adobo is considered as the national dish of the Philippines and Sinigang as the unofficial national dish.

The origins of Sinigang are a bit hazy, but it's believed to have originated in the Philippines during the pre-colonial era. The indigenous people of the Philippines have been using tamarind as a souring agent for their dishes for centuries.