Papaitan

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Papaitan

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Filipino soup

About this dish

Pinapaitan, also known as papaítan or sangkutsar, is a Filipino stew characterized by its distinctive bitter, savory, and slightly sour flavor with a rich, earthy profile. It is traditionally prepared using ginger, meat and offal such as the liver, heart, kidneys, and intestines of goat, cow, or carabao. The dish’s signature bitterness comes from bile, chyme, or cud extracted from the gallbladder of these animals; in some preparations, traces of bile may also be present in the abomasum (the fourth stomach), where digestion occurs, contributing to the bitter taste. Pinapaitan originated in the Ilocos Region of northwestern Luzon, Philippines. It is commonly served as a main dish, a breakfast meal, or pulutan (food consumed with alcoholic beverages), and is often eaten with steamed rice.

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