Siling mahaba or siling haba (long chili) or siling pangsigang (chili for sinigang), sometimes called finger chili, is one of two common kinds of native chili found in the Philippines, the other being siling labuyo.

The siling mahaba fruit grows to between five and seven centimeters long, and is bright light green in color. While of moderate heat, it is much milder and less hot than siling labuyo.

It is an ingredient commonly used in Philippine cuisine, spicing up dishes like sinigang

Sinigang

Sinigang is a Filipino soup or stew characterized by its sour flavor most often associated with tamarind .- Ingredients :Sinigang is traditionally tamarind based. Other versions of the dish derive their sourness from ingredients such as guava, calamansi, bilimbi, or raw mango among others...

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Dinuguan

Dinuguan Dinuguan Dinuguan (also called dinardaraan in Ilocano, tid-tad in Pampanga, sinugaok in Batangas, rugodugo in Waray, and sampayna or champayna in Northern Mindanao...

, pinangat

Pinangat

Pinangat is a Filipino dish which originated in Bicol Region, Philippines.More popularly known in Manila as Laing, this dish is a nice blend of taro leaves, chili, meat and coconut milk wrapped in gabi leaves and tied securely with coconut leaf.-Recipes:...

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Sisig

Sisig is a Kapampangan term which means "to snack on something sour". It usually refers to fruits, often unripe or half-ripe, sometimes dipped in salt and vinegar...

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