Piaparan | |
Alternate Name: | Pipaparan, Piarun, Pyarun, Piaran, Pyaran |
Country: | Philippines |
Region: | Lanao del Sur |
Course: | Main dish |
Served: | hot |
Main Ingredient: | chicken (or other types of meat or seafood), turmeric, onions, garlic, shredded coconut, palapa, coconut milk |
Similar Dish: | pyanggang manok, adobo sa gata |
Piaparan, also known as pipaparan, piaran, or piarun, is a Filipino dish consisting of meat (usually chicken) or seafood cooked in a coconut milk-based broth with grated coconut, garlic, onions, ginger, turmeric, young wild shallots (sakurab), labuyo chili, and various vegetables and spiced with palapa. It originates from the Maranao people of Lanao del Sur. Piaparan means "shredded coconut" in Maranao and is a type of ginataan.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]