Ginisang munggo is a

Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...

savory

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soup. It is made with mung beans, garlic, tomatoes, onions, various vegetables, and '' patis'' (fish sauce). It is cooked with pork, ''

tinapa Tinapa ''Tinapa'', a Filipino term, is fish cooked or preserved through the process of smoking. It is a native delicacy in the Philippines and is often made from blackfin scad (''Alepes melanoptera'', known locally as ''galunggong''), or from ...

'' (smoked fish), '' daing'' (dried fish), or other seafood and meat. It is also commonly garnished with '' chicharon''. The name means "sauteed mung bean", though the dish ends up being a soup. The name is in reference to the first step of the cooking process where the spices and the secondary ingredients are sauteed before water and the mung beans are added. A variant of the dish includes

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and is known as ''ginisang munggo sa gata''. It should not be confused with ''

ginataang munggo ''Ginataang munggo'', also known as ''lelut balatung'' in pampanga or ''tinutungang munggo'', is a Filipino glutinous rice gruel dessert with toasted mung beans, coconut milk, and sugar. It is typically flavored with vanilla or pandan leave ...

'' which is a dessert gruel made from glutinous rice and mung beans.

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Philippine cuisine Legume dishes {{soup-stub

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