Kinilnat Explained

Iloko: Kinilnat
Alternate Name:	Ensalada
Country:	Philippines
Region:	Ilocos region
Course:	Side dish
Type:	Salad
Served:	Cold
Main Ingredient:	Regional vegetables (shoots, blossoms, unripe fruits)

Kinilnat, or ensalada, is an Ilocano salad. Unlike some Western salads, Iloko: kinilnat accompanies the main course as a side dish.

The leaves, shoots, blossoms, immature fruits or other parts of the vegetables are blanched, drained and dressed with Iloko: [[bagoong monamon|bugguong munamun]] (anchovy paste) or Iloko: [[Fish sauce|patis]] (fish sauce), and sometimes souring agents like Iloko: [[kalamansi]], Iloko: kamatis (tomatoes), or Iloko: suka (vinegar).^[1] Additionally, it can be seasoned with freshly ground Iloko: laya (ginger) or Iloko: sili (chilis). Common vegetables include:^{[2] [3] [4]}

• Iloko: kamotig, sweet potato leaves and shoots
• Iloko: parya, bittermelon unripe fruits and leaves
• Iloko: otong, string bean shoots and young pods
• Iloko: karabasa, calabaza shoots and blossoms
• Iloko: sayote, chayote shoots
• Iloko: kalunay, amaranth leaves
• Iloko: marunggay, moringa leaves and blossoms
• Iloko: repolyo, cabbage leaves
• Iloko: katuday, West-Indian pea blossoms
• Iloko: pallang, winged beans pods
• Iloko: parda, hyacinth bean pods
• Iloko: sabunganay, banana blossoms
• Iloko: pako, fern shoots^[5]

See also

• Binagoongan
• Dinengdeng
• Kilawin
• List of salads

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kinilnat Traditional Salad From Ilocos TasteAtlas . www.tasteatlas.com . 27 September 2023.
2. http://pinakbet.wordpress.com/ Pinkabet (website). "Alukon leaves stew"
3. Dumilag . Richard V. . Unmasking a cryptic ethnotaxon: a case study on the identity of Dermonema virens (Nemaliales, Rhodophyta) in the Philippines . Webbia . 2 January 2018 . 73 . 1 . 89–96 . 10.1080/00837792.2018.1437591 . 27 September 2023 . en . 0083-7792.
4. Cacatian . Shella B. . Tabian . John Lester T. . Floristic composition and diversity of indigenous wild food resources in northwestern Cagayan, Philippines . Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity . 5 May 2023 . 24 . 4 . 10.13057/biodiv/d240446 . 27 September 2023 . en . 2085-4722. free .
5. Sarazawa . Katrina S . Sanidad . Remely A . Exploring the Food and Cultural Significance of Native Chicken in Ilocos Sur . Asia Pacific Journal of Management and Sustainable Development . March 2022 . 10 . 1 . 10-16 . 27 September 2023.