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Tinola is a Pinoy soup dish that is commonly made with chicken in ginger broth. But while this is common among Filipinos, what's interesting and exciting about it is that its ingredients may vary.

As hot as the debate between cooking Tinola with sayote or papaya, you surely want this warm, comfort food in your tummy.

Find out the celebrity-approved Tinola recipes of celebrities to help you power yourself through this rainy weather.

Yasmien Kurdi's Chicken Tinola

Yasmien Kurdi teamed up for the first time with her husband Rey Soldevilla in cooking a meal, and the couple came up with the actress's version of a Chicken Tinola.

While Yasmien and Rey walk through their audience with the ingredients, she names substitute for the meat such as pork and seafood, as well as alternates for papaya and malunggay. The Kapuso actress also reveals that she likes adding tomatoes to the dish.

She revealed, “Naglalagay ako ng tomatoes sa Tinola ko kasi napansin ko mas malinamnam. Mas gusto ko 'yung lasa ng tomatoes sa Tinola.”

Check out Yasmien's full recipe for Chicken Tinola here.

Chef Boy Logro's Tinolang Manok sa Gata

Chef Boy Logro makes the classic Pinoy dish more Pinoy through his faultless Tinolang Manok sa Gata.

Chef Boy impresses his audiences on Idol sa Kusina when he cooks Tinolang Manok sa Gata with the help of Chynna Ortaleza, Benjamin Alves, and David Licauco. To come up with this creamy and flavorful meal, the Kapuso chef uses native chicken and adds gata or coconut milk.

Check out Chef Boy's full recipe of Tinolang Manok sa Gata here:

Chef Boy Logro's Tinolang Tulya

You'd surely be requesting for a bigger serving of rice when you get a taste of Chef Boy's Tinolang Tulya.

The Kapuso chef gives another twist to this Filipino soup dish by preparing it with clams as the main ingredient. He also uses tomatoes and lemongrass for additional flavor.

Check out Chef Boy's full recipe of Tinolang Tulya here:

Judy Ann Santos's Tinola with Corn and Basil

Judy Ann Santos reinvents the classic Tinola dish with corn and basil as her key ingredients. She prefers cooking it with sayote, too.

According to Judy Ann, she likes adding herbs to dishes she cooks.

She says, “There's a certain flavor na makukuha sa basil na hindi makukuha sa ibang herb na parang rosemary, ganun din naman. Wala siyang pakla pero napaka-fragrant nung lasa niya.”

As her first step, she also marinates the chicken pieces in soy sauce and pepper and sears them to make sure the meat locks in a savory taste.

Check out Judy Ann's full recipe of Tinola with Corn and Basil here:

Erwan Heussaff's Chicken Tinola

Erwan Heussaff claims that Tinola is his all-time favorite Filipino dish, and he cooks it with half-ripe papaya.

According to Erwan, his choice to include this in his ingredients usually freaks people out.

He describes, “I use this green papaya that's not quite green yet and not quite ripe as well. I like having that nice orange bit right in the middle, just that tiny, tiny bit just 'cause that sweetness will lend itself perfectly to the whole savor of the whole dish.”

He also turns the dish into a feast of greens by adding lemongrass stalks, scallions, malunggay leaves, and chili leaves.

Check out Erwan's full recipe for Chicken Tinola here:

Karla Estrada's Tinolang Isda

Karla Estrada recreates Tinola with yellowfin tuna as her main ingredient. She also cooks this without sayote or papaya.

For her version, Karla prefers eating fish.

She explains, “Pagka-probinsyana ka, sanay kami sa isda dahil laking tabing-dagat kasi kami. At saka iba talaga dinudulot ng isda, 'yung sarap.”

Check out Karla's full recipe of Tinolang Isda here:

Treat yourselves to a warm and hearty meal with these various Tinola recipes approved by celebrities!