Hot Soup for Rainy Season

Filipino soups tend to be very hearty and stew-like, containing large chunks of meat and vegetables or noodles. They are meant to be filling and not a light preparatory introduction for the main course. They are served with the rest of the meal and eaten with rice when they are not meals in themselves. They are listed on menus under the heading "sabaw" (broth).

Pork Sinigang or Sinigang na Baboy is a sour soup native to the Philippines. This particular soup dish uses pork as the main