The alltime " sawsawan" of Negros " The Sinamak "

Hello everyone welcome to our province!
If you are a " Negrosanon " addressed to the people of Negros or living with in the Philippines.
You must try this famous and all time favorite dipping spices originally made in Negros " The Sinamak "

What is Sinamak?

Sinamak is a combination of different spices and condiments to create a perfect dip. They use " Bisaya nga Langgaw " or " Visayan Vinegar as the main ingredient. We don't use the processed vinegar already packed in sachet or came from plastic container commonly available in supermarkets and other convenient stores. " Bisaya na Langgaw " have different taste compare to the processed one.

You can find " Sinamak " to most of the Food restaurants here in Negros. Then it is very rare to see houses without " Sinamak "ready in their kitchen if someone will ask for it.
Because of the required spices and condiments to put together inside a whiskey container or we called it here " Botelya ka Lipid ''.
You can have " Sinamak " That will last for how many years. All you have to do is to refill a visayan vinegar as soon as the content is needed to fill a new vinegar in " Sinamak Spices ".

How to make a Sinamak?

Ingredients:

Garlic in Hiligaynon it called " Ahos "

Ginger in Hiligaynon it called " Luy-a "

Onions in Hiligaynon it called " Bumbay "

chili " in Hiligaynon it called " katumbal "

vinegar in Hiligaynon it called " Langgaw "

What to do!

Chopped/sliced the spices ( Ginger, onions, garlic )

Put the ginger first, next the garlic, third onions

Put the chili inside the container " do not slice or chopped "

Fill it with visayan vinegar gradually until all the spices are fully submerged

Take note:

The more it is stored and stack the " Sinamak " taste is getiing better and better. Because all of the spices combined together inside the container blend with each other. Until the desired original " Sinamak " will acquire by your own home made dipping spice.

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Sinamak is available is some supermarkets, convenient stores, gallery exhibit and wet markets.
The price vary to the location ranges from 100-500 pesos depends on the size of the containers. Usually you can buy lesser price in wet markets and they produce better qualitied " Sinamak " compare to what is displayed in some retail store outlet.

You can try to make you own dipping spice " Sinamak " by simply following the ingredients needed. The procedure is very simple and easy to follow. All you have to do is to complete your raw materials before you start making your home made " Sinamak ".

You can also buy the original " Sinamak " made in Negros if you will get the chance to visit our place. It is readily available in market and more convenient on your part as well.

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Come, visit and explore the province of Negros. Where you can truly enjoy the beautiful places, delectable food/delicacies, rich history, ancestral place and you can only experience all of these if you will start your travel here in our province.