Chicken Tinola Recipe

Tinola’s secret ingredient is ginger which completes the formula for a good soothing and comforting soup, alongside with chicken, green papaya or chayote, chilli leaves and a green leafy vegetable it gives you enough nutrients to fight those nasty cold and flu bugs.

Tinola is an authentic Filipino dish, in fact it was invented around 1800’s and even referenced in Jose Rizal’s book Noli Me Tangere in Chapter 3 where Capitan Tiago ordered the said dish after he missed eating it for a long time when he extended his stay in Europe. If you are planning to cook the original recipe and you don’t live in a tropical country like the Philippines then I wish you good luck searching for the original ingredients like chayote, green papaya,…