tinola

noun

1. (Philippines, uncountable, usually)A Filipino soup traditionally cooked with chicken or fish, wedges of papaya or chayote or both, and leaves of the siling labuyo chili pepper in broth flavored with ginger, onions, and fish sauce, and usually served as a main course with white rice.

   “It is a gala day for the adult male Filipino. He goes to mass, thence to his dinner of tinola, a soup and a stew of chicken in one, and then to the cock fight.”

   “[…] Neal, was very sick and debilitated. I asked the kitchen staff to make a chicken tinola with lots of ginger, green papaya, chile, and malunggay leaves; within a few hours Neal was back on his feet.”

   “While tinola is the Cebuano sinigang, a mildly sour, clear broth fish soup flavored with tomatoes and onions only, nilarang is the way of cooking fish by simmering it with garlic, onions, ginger, and tausi or fermented black soy beans.”

   “The papayas I allowed to grow for future tinolas and achara.”

   “Once, Marikit smelled the enchanting fragrance of tinola from an open window.”