A.k.a. Sinigang
This is a basic Filipino viand in the southern islands of the Philippines. The seafood dish is a simpler derivative of the sinigang. Lemon grass and tomatoes flavor this soupy seafood viand. Tinowa, just like Visayans, is not as sour the sinigang favored by Tagalogs.
Not many Filipinos eat raw leafy greens and not much of a salad eater. A balance Filipino meal usually comes with sauteed vegetables and soup and this fish recipe is considered one-dish meal to many Filipino households. The leafy greens are cooked last, barely blanched.
The best tinowa I have eaten lately was Vilma's home-cooked version. The tinowa was warm and comforting just like Vilma who was at the time hosting relatives and friends who came to Phoenix to pay their last respects to Priscilla.
