 Ginisang munggo with shrimp | |
| Alternative names | Ginisang monggo |
|---|---|
| Course | Main dish |
| Place of origin | Philippines |
| Created by | Filipino cuisine |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Mung beans, garlic, onions, tomatoes, fish sauce, meat, seafood |
| Variations | Ginisang monggo sa gata |
Ginisang munggo is aFilipino savorymung bean soup. It is made with mung beans, garlic, tomatoes, onions, various vegetables, andpatis (fish sauce). It is cooked with pork,tinapa (smoked fish),daing (dried fish), or other seafood and meat. It is also commonly garnished withchicharon.[1][2][3][4] 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.[5]
A variant of the dish includescoconut milk and is known asginisang munggo sa gata. It should not be confused withginataang munggo which is a dessert gruel made from glutinous rice and mung beans.[6]
The dish may be cooked with Himbabao (Broussonetia luzonica) orBirch flower. In thevernacular its names include Alibabag, Ambabaay, Aplit, Babayan, Bulaloy, Bungon and Kama-a.[7]
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