Laswa
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Read for freeLaswa is a Filipino warm broth or vegetable soup and is an Ilonggo favorite. It’s a healthy, hearty, and filling dish that’s perfect for any occasion.
The best thing about laswa is that it’s very easy to make, as you can use leftover vegetables. You can keep things simple and keep it vegetarian and vegan, or add shrimp to make it more substantial.
Laswa is a comfort food that’s great for rainy days or when you’re feeling under the weather.
The benefit of this recipe is that it’s simple to make, in addition to its flavor and nutritional benefits.
It can be rather simple to prepare in the kitchen because it largely employs items we already frequently use in other Filipino cuisines. Along with that, most of the ingredients needed are quite reasonably priced, except for the shrimp maybe.
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Origin
This Filipino food was actually created in Iloilo, and dinengdeng, another vegetable-based soup dish, is frequently used as a comparison. To finish the dish, both employ a ton of vegetables.
Additionally, bagoong is used in some variations of laswa.
However, dinengdeng is actually from Ilocos and has fewer vegetables. While this is the case, the flavor and texture of the ingredients in laswa are primarily derived from the veggies themselves.
The origin of laswa vegetable soup can be accredited to the Ilonggos. However, the dish has been so deeply entrenched in Filipino culture that it’s already become a national favorite.
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Joost Nusselder, the founder of Bite My Bun is a content marketer, dad and loves trying out new food with Japanese food at the heart of his passion, and together with his team he's been creating in-depth blog articles since 2016 to help loyal readers with recipes and cooking tips.
