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Best Ginataang kalabasa in Toronto

“A creamy, umami-laden dish where sweet calabaza softens into coconut milk and fermented fish sauce.”

Ginataang kalabasa

What the real thing tastes like

Ginataang kalabasa, also known as kalabasa sa gata, is a Filipino vegetable stew made from calabaza in coconut milk and spices. It commonly includes shrimp and yardlong beans and either bagoong (fermented fish or shrimp) or patis (fish sauce). It can also be cooked with fish, crab, or meat and a variety of other ingredients. It is a creamy umami-laden dish that is naturally slightly sweet due to the calabaza. It is a type of ginataan.

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Ginataang kalabasa is a Filipino stew where chunks of calabaza soften into a creamy coconut broth, their natural sweetness playing against the funky depth of fermented fish or fish sauce. Shrimp and yardlong beans tumble through the pot, though you might find it studded with crab, fish, or meat depending on what's on hand. It's the kind of dish that tastes like home because it tastes like umami and comfort at once.

Order it here when it has

  • creamy texture
  • umami-laden
  • naturally sweet from calabaza
  • flexible with proteins

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