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Maranao Palapa: Condiment(ly) Beautiful with a Heart
INGREDIENTS: ginger, sakurab (white scallions) and sili (native chili)
PREPARATION: Chop one part scallions, one part ginger and one part chili peppers into small pieces. Crush ingredients finely and pound everything together with a mortar and pestle. As soon as it is blended, the palapa can already be eaten in its raw form.
Fresh palapa is intense, spicy and exotic. For the uninitiated, it will draw tears and one will most likely have to chug down a glass full of water or a mouthful of steamed rice to drown out the fire after a spoonful. But the Maranaos relish this simple concoction which is deeply rooted in their culture.
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