Curacha Alavar Explained

Curacha Alavar
Country:	Philippines
Region:	Zamboanga City
Creator:	Maria Teresa Camins Alavar
Year:	1973^[1]
Course:	Main dish
Served:	Hot, room temperature
Main Ingredient:	spanner crab, Alavar sauce

Curacha Alavar, sometimes referred to as curacha con salsa Alavar ("Curacha with Alavar sauce") in Chavacano a Spanish-based creole language, is a Filipino dish made from spanner crabs (curacha), garlic, ginger, salt, and Alavar sauce. The key ingredient is the Alavar sauce, a secret blend of coconut milk, taba ng talangka (crab roe paste), and various spices.^{[2] [3] [4]}

It is a regional specialty of the Zamboanga City. The sauce was invented by Maria Teresa Camins Alavar and is originally served in the Alavar Seafood Restaurant. The restaurant now sells the original Alavar sauce recipe in packets. It is a variant of the traditional ginataang curacha (curacha in coconut milk). The recipe can also be made with mud crabs (cangrejo) or prawns (locon).^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

See also

• Ginataang hipon
• Halabos
• Ginataan

Notes and References

1. Web site: How Alavar does it: 'Dinuguan' Chavacano style; 'curacha,' crab or prawn curry. 10 June 2015.
2. Web site: Curacha with Alavar Sauce Recipe . Kusina 101 . 13 April 2019.
3. Web site: I am Curacha (con salsa Alavar) . 80 Breakfasts . 24 July 2007 . 13 April 2019.
4. Web site: Recipe: Three Ways to Cook Zamboanga's Famous Curacha . Clari Says . 13 April 2019.
5. Web site: King Crab Clusters in Alavar Sauce . Filipino Food Aficionado . 13 October 2011 . 13 April 2019.
6. Web site: Curacha with Alavar Sauce Recipe . Chef Pinoy Recipes . 13 April 2019.
7. Web site: Philippine Cuisine: Spanner Crabs with "Alavar" Sauce . Trissalicious . November 2009 . 13 April 2019.
8. Web site: Curacha with Alavar Sauce . Foodies.ph . 13 April 2019.
9. Web site: Aspiras . Reggie . How Alavar does it: 'Dinuguan' Chavacano style; 'curacha,' crab or prawn curry . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 10 June 2015 . 13 April 2019.