Sinigang is a very popular Filipino sour soup dish and there are a hundred and one ways of making sinigang . From pork, beef and chicken (more commonly called sinampalukang manok because of the use of the sampalok or tamarind) to seafood like fish and shrimps. And as many variants there are, there are also a number of ways of souring sinigang. The most popular is using tamarind - either leaves, fruit or the easy way ready to use sampaloc broth cubes or mixes. Others also use fruits like iba ( kamias ), green mango, bayabas, santol and watermelon. In, Iloilo, the most common souring ingredients are the batwan which makes a subtle sour broth or libas leaves which are commonly used for kansi and lina-ga.