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Erwan Heussaff introduces sinigang with santol to Manny Jacinto

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Filipino-Canadian actor Manny Jacinto joined Erwan Heussaff in preparing a sinigang dish for the latest episode of FEATR’s <em>Kitchen Conversations</em>.</p><p>&quot;We heard that one of your favorite dishes is sinigang. Sinigang is kind of like the &#x27;freaky Friday&#x27; of Filipino dishes. Depending on where you grew up or depending on what province you&#x27;re from, what you&#x27;re using to make the dish sour is very different,&quot; Erwan told Manny.</p><p>For this recipe, Erwan used santol or cotton fruit to give the dish its signature tang. &quot;In August, santol is in season,&quot; he relayed as he prepared a short rib sinigang with the fruit.</p><p>During their conversation, Erwan asked Manny if he ever felt that his food was different when his mom would send him to school.</p><p>Manny replied: &quot;I never got to bring like sinigang or adobo to school because I think they were very much aware that it was different. But then I was able to look forward coming home from school because you know a Filipino meal was ready,&quot; he shared.</p><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AnV3HFgQz/"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Ffeatrmedia%2Fvideos%2F727570710094001%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" width="267" height="476" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></a></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AnV3HFgQz/"></a></div><p>The actor also expressed admiration for Filipino restaurants and chefs showcasing local flavors. &quot;There&#x27;s a lot of Filipino restaurants, people within our generation that are trying to bring these flavors to the table and it&#x27;s incredible seeing them succeed,&quot; he stated.</p><p>During the taste test, Manny was impressed by Erwan’s twist on the classic dish. &quot;That&#x27;s great... I&#x27;ve never had sinigang like this before. I think because of the tomato or the red sauce. It&#x27;s almost like caldereta. It&#x27;s like if they formed the perfect baby, this would be it.&quot;</p><p>Manny recently visited the Philippines for the promotional tour of <em>Freakier Friday.</em></p><p>&quot;I just love being back home to the Philippines and getting to promote the film &#x27;cause I’ve never been able to come to the Philippines to promote anything,” Manny remarked on visiting the Philippines in an interview with ABS-CBN News.</p><p>The actor remarked that connecting to his roots is a special moment for him. &quot;To connect back to the roots and everything, just to spread love to the Filipino fans. To always touch base, to connect to the community back here &#x27;cause it means a lot to me,&quot; he said.</p>

<p><i>Erwan Heusaff reintroduces the "freaky Friday" of Filipino dishes to </i>Filipino-Canadian actor Manny Jacinto. </p>

Erwan Heusaff reintroduces the "freaky Friday" of Filipino dishes to Filipino-Canadian actor Manny Jacinto.