Capiz : Kapayas

Papaya (Carica papaya) Family: Caricaceae

Vernacular Names: Kapayas

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: fruits, young fruits

Cultivated/Foraged: planted

Habitat: homegarden, forest, garden

Availability: all year round

Other uses: remedy for hernia (roasted/grilled seeds); pickles, laxative

Dishes:adobong ginataan, tinola, cooked with meat, cooked with mungbean, cooked with squash, pinakbet, tinolang manok


Tinola

Ingredients

Papaya
Kamatis
Native chicken
Sibuyas
Bawang
Dahon ng Sili


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


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