Ilocos Norte : rabong

bamboo (Bambusa blumeana) Family: Poaceae

Vernacular Names: rabong

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: shoots, pith

Habitat: side of creek, homegarden, anywhere

Availability: wet season, all year round

Other uses: frozen

Dishes:adobo, salad, dinengdeng, sautéed, pickled, inabraw, tinola, ginataan, mixed with jute, pinakbet, ratsada (pickled)



Study site: Brgy. Camandingan, Batac, Ilocos Norte
Brgy. Sumader, Batac, Ilocos Norte
Brgy. San Agustin, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte


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