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'''''Ginataan''''' (pronounced: {{respell|GHEE|nah|ta|AN}}), alternatively spelled '''''guinataan''''', is a [[Filipino language|Filipino]] term which refers to food cooked with ''gatâ'' ([[coconut milk]]). Literally translated, ''ginataan'' means "done with coconut milk". Due to the general nature of the term, it may refer to a number of different dishes, each called ''ginataan'', but distinct from one another.
'''''Ginataan''''' (pronounced: {{respell|GHEE|nah|ta|AN}}), alternatively spelled '''''guinataan''''', is a [[Filipino language|Filipino]] term which refers to food cooked with ''gatâ'' ([[coconut milk]]). Literally translated, ''ginataan'' means "done with coconut milk". Due to the general nature of the term, it may refer to a number of different dishes, each called ''ginataan'', but distinct from one another.


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During the [[Spanish Colonial Era (Philippines)|Spanish colonial era]], ''ginataan'' was brought to [[Mexico]] through the [[Manila galleon|Manila galleons]] which docked in [[Acapulco]]. Today, it has become naturalized in the regional cuisines of [[Guerrero]] and [[Colima]], like the ''[[Morisqueta|zambaripao]]'' or the ''[[Tubâ|tuba]]''. In [[Spanish language|Spanish]] it is called ''guinatán''.
During the [[Spanish Colonial Era (Philippines)|Spanish colonial era]], ''ginataan'' was brought to [[Mexico]] through the [[Manila galleon|Manila galleons]] which docked in [[Acapulco]]. Today, it has become naturalized in the regional cuisines of [[Guerrero]] and [[Colima]], like the ''[[Morisqueta|zambaripao]]'' or the ''[[Tubâ|tuba]]''. In [[Spanish language|Spanish]] it is called ''guinatán''.


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==Terminology==
==Terminology==
''Ginataan'' is the affixed form of ''gatâ'' ("coconut milk"): ''g-'' + ''-in-'' + ''-atâ'' + ''-an'' ("done with coconut milk"). It usually refers to dishes which are eaten with rice during the major meals of the day. It normally follows the form "''ginataan na/ginataang'' + (whatever it is cooked with)" or "(dish name) + ''sa gatâ''". For example, ''ginataang hipon'' refers to [[Shrimp and prawn as food|shrimp]] cooked in coconut milk, ''ginataang gulay'' to an assortment of vegetables cooked in coconut milk, ''ginataang alimango'' is [[Scylla serrata|mud crab]] cooked in coconut milk, while ''ginataang manok'' is [[Chicken as food|chicken]] cooked in coconut milk. Coconut milk may be added to existing dishes as in ''ginataang [[adobo]]'' (known more commonly in [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] as ''adobo sa gatâ'').
''Ginataan'' is the affixed form of ''gatâ'' ("coconut milk"): ''g-'' + ''-in-'' + ''-atâ'' + ''-an'' ("done with coconut milk"). It usually refers to dishes which are eaten with rice during the major meals of the day. It normally follows the form "''ginataan na/ginataang'' + (whatever it is cooked with)" or "(dish name) + ''sa gatâ''". For example, ''ginataang hipon'' refers to [[Shrimp and prawn as food|shrimp]] cooked in coconut milk, ''ginataang gulay'' to an assortment of vegetables cooked in coconut milk, ''ginataang alimango'' is [[Scylla serrata|mud crab]] cooked in coconut milk, while ''ginataang manok'' is [[Chicken as food|chicken]] cooked in coconut milk. Coconut milk may be added to existing dishes as in ''ginataang [[adobo]]'' (known more commonly in [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] as ''adobo sa gatâ'').


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There are other dishes which are known by unique names including [[Bicol express]], ''[[Laing (food)|laing]]'' and variants of ''[[pinakbet]]'', which nonetheless fall under the ''ginataan'' category because they use coconut milk as one of the main ingredients.
There are other dishes which are known by unique names including [[Bicol express]], ''[[Laing (food)|laing]]'' and variants of ''[[pinakbet]]'', which nonetheless fall under the ''ginataan'' category because they use coconut milk as one of the main ingredients.


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===Sweet variants===
===Sweet variants===
{{Main|Binignit}}
{{Main|Binignit}}
Various sweet [[dessert]]s may also simply be called ''ginataan'', especially in the northern Philippines. For example, the [[Visayan]] ''[[binignit]]'', a [[soup]] made with coconut milk, [[glutinous rice]], [[tuber]]s, [[tapioca]] pearls, and [[sago]] is simply called ''ginataan'' in [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] (a shortened form of the proper name, ''ginataang [[halo-halo]]''). This soup is also called ''"giná-tan"'' in [[Bikolano language|Bikolano]], ''"ginettaán"'' in [[Ilocano language|Ilokano]], and ''"ginat-ang lugaw"'' in [[Hiligaynon language|Hiligaynon]]. If gummy balls made of pounded [[glutinous rice]] are used instead of plain glutinous rice, it becomes a dish called ''ginataang bilo-bilo'' or simply ''[[bilo-bilo]]''. ''[[Ginataang mais]]'' is another example of a dessert soup; a warm, sweet, thick gruel made with coconut milk, [[sweet corn]], and glutinous rice.
Various sweet [[dessert]]s may also simply be called ''ginataan'', especially in the northern Philippines. For example, the [[Visayan]] ''[[binignit]]'', a [[soup]] made with coconut milk, [[glutinous rice]], [[tuber]]s, [[tapioca]] pearls, and [[sago]] is simply called ''ginataan'' in [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] (a shortened form of the proper name, ''ginataang [[halo-halo]]''). This soup is also called ''"giná-tan"'' in [[Bikolano language|Bikolano]], ''"ginettaán"'' in [[Ilocano language|Ilokano]], and ''"ginat-ang lugaw"'' in [[Hiligaynon language|Hiligaynon]]. If gummy balls made of pounded [[glutinous rice]] are used instead of plain glutinous rice, it becomes a dish called ''ginataang bilo-bilo'' or simply ''[[bilo-bilo]]''. ''[[Ginataang mais]]'' is another example of a dessert soup; a warm, sweet, thick gruel made with coconut milk, [[sweet corn]], and glutinous rice.


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==List of ''ginataan'' dishes==
==List of ''ginataan'' dishes==
Dishes considered under the ''ginataan'' category include:
Dishes considered under the ''ginataan'' category include:


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===Main dishes===
===Main dishes===
[[File:Buffetjf9441 08.JPG|thumb|''[[Ginataang ampalaya]]'', [[bitter melon]] and ''[[tinapa]]'' in coconut milk]]
[[File:Buffetjf9441 08.JPG|thumb|''[[Ginataang ampalaya]]'', [[bitter melon]] and ''[[tinapa]]'' in coconut milk]]
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*[[Tiyula itum]]


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===Dessert===
===Dessert===
*[[Bibingka]]
*[[Bibingka]]
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*[[Ube halaya]]
*[[Ube halaya]]


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==See also==
==See also==
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*[[List of soups]]
*[[List of soups]]


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[[Category:Philippine soups]]
[[Category:Philippine soups]]
[[Category:Cold soups]]
[[Category:Cold soups]]

Latest revision as of 10:43, 1 July 2025

Other languages:
Ginataan
Top: Ginataang kalabasa (calabaza and string beans in coconut milk) with shrimp;
Bottom: Ginataang mais, a dessert rice gruel (lugaw) with sweet corn and coconut milk
CourseMain course, dessert
Place of originThe Philippines
Serving temperatureHot or cold
Main ingredientsCoconut milk (gatâ)

Ginataan (pronounced: GHEE-nah-ta-AN), alternatively spelled guinataan, is a Filipino term which refers to food cooked with gatâ (coconut milk). Literally translated, ginataan means "done with coconut milk". Due to the general nature of the term, it may refer to a number of different dishes, each called ginataan, but distinct from one another.

During the Spanish colonial era, ginataan was brought to Mexico through the Manila galleons which docked in Acapulco. Today, it has become naturalized in the regional cuisines of Guerrero and Colima, like the zambaripao or the tuba. In Spanish it is called guinatán.

Terminology

Ginataan is the affixed form of gatâ ("coconut milk"): g- + -in- + -atâ + -an ("done with coconut milk"). It usually refers to dishes which are eaten with rice during the major meals of the day. It normally follows the form "ginataan na/ginataang + (whatever it is cooked with)" or "(dish name) + sa gatâ". For example, ginataang hipon refers to shrimp cooked in coconut milk, ginataang gulay to an assortment of vegetables cooked in coconut milk, ginataang alimango is mud crab cooked in coconut milk, while ginataang manok is chicken cooked in coconut milk. Coconut milk may be added to existing dishes as in ginataang adobo (known more commonly in Tagalog as adobo sa gatâ).

There are other dishes which are known by unique names including Bicol express, laing and variants of pinakbet, which nonetheless fall under the ginataan category because they use coconut milk as one of the main ingredients.

Sweet variants

Main article: Binignit

Various sweet desserts may also simply be called ginataan, especially in the northern Philippines. For example, the Visayan binignit, a soup made with coconut milk, glutinous rice, tubers, tapioca pearls, and sago is simply called ginataan in Tagalog (a shortened form of the proper name, ginataang halo-halo). This soup is also called "giná-tan" in Bikolano, "ginettaán" in Ilokano, and "ginat-ang lugaw" in Hiligaynon. If gummy balls made of pounded glutinous rice are used instead of plain glutinous rice, it becomes a dish called ginataang bilo-bilo or simply bilo-bilo. Ginataang mais is another example of a dessert soup; a warm, sweet, thick gruel made with coconut milk, sweet corn, and glutinous rice.

List of ginataan dishes

Dishes considered under the ginataan category include:

Main dishes

Ginataang ampalaya, bitter melon and tinapa in coconut milk
Laing, taro leaves with meat or seafood in coconut milk
Binignit, a dessert soup of various root crops, fruits, tapioca pearls, and glutinous rice in coconut milk

Dessert

See also

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