In fact, in every meal of every Filipinos, Atsara can be found as a side dish. The Filipino version of Atsara Recipe equivalent to the pickle relish, though we enjoyed it in a different way. We usually paired with fried foods and rice. It was like the ketchup to our burger or fries, and it went with just anything.
Whilst our Atsara Recipe is a pickle made from grated unripe papaya. Papaya, of course, a well-known tropical fruit in the Philippines and readily available most of the year. Consuming papaya has healthy benefits, it includes a reduced risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes, aiding in digestion, lowering blood pressure and healing the wound.
Atsara Recipe (Pickled Green Papaya) Contrary to popular belief, atsara is not the same as Sauerkraut – a German side dish which they use cabbage that has been fermented and is pickled with just vinegar and no sugar or Achaar – an Indian mixed pickle that contains lotus root, lemon, carrots, green mango, green chilies and other ingredients.
Panlasang Pinoy Recipes is a food blog created to share a collection of local and foreign recipes that have been modified to suit Filipino taste. This blog was started in 2012. The recipes here are a compilation of those obtained from different food blogs.