Kare-Kare

Kare-Kare is a stew of meat and vegetables in a peanut-based sauce. Traditionally the meat used is beef, tripe, and oxtail although versions using seafood have become popular relatively recently. Annatto seeds (atsuete) are often used to color the sauce. The dish is often served with shrimp paste (bagoong) the saltiness of which gives sharp contrast to the peanut sauce. There are various theories as to the origins of the stew or whether or not it is closely related to curry, but there is speculation of some Indian influence whether due to trade routes or settlement during the time of the British Occupation of Manila during the Seven Years' War in the 18th century.