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Capiz : Alogbate

Malabar spinach (Basella alba) Family: Basellaceae

Vernacular Names: Alogbate, Alogbati

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: leaves, shoots

Cultivated/Foraged: planted

Market presence of vegetable:marketed

Habitat: homegarden, garden, mountain

Availability: available 3 months after planting; all year round; every 5 days harvest

Other uses: remedy for tootache; cure for boi-pounded leaves placed around the boil

Dishes:cooked with fish; sautéed with mungbean, steamed with tomato; soup with mungbean; shrimp; pork

Ingredients

Tagabang (Saluyot)
Okra
Talong
Alugbati
Kamatis
Sibuyas
Latoy (Sitaw)

Study site:	Brgy. Lucero, Jamindan, Capiz Brgy. Molet, Jamindan, Capiz Brgy. San Jose, Tapaz, Capiz

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