• Description

Vernacular Names: niyog

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: pith, coconut meat, milk

Habitat: anywhere

Dishes:ginataan

Ginataang ube

Ingredients

Ube
gata (coconut milk)
asukal

Procedure

1 . Ginataang ube
2 . mag ipon ng kaunting kakang gata
3 . isalang ang kaunting gata at antayin kumulo
4 . ilagay ang ube at antayin itong lumambot
5 . ilagay ang asukal hanggang ito ay matunaw
6 . isunod ang kakang gata hanggang ito ay maluto

Kinilaw na Puso ng Saging

(Banana Flower Bud Salad)
Brgy. Coral na Munti. Agoncillo, Batangas

Ingredients

• 1 medium-sized banana flower bud or puso ng saging, bracts removed and quartered (Musa × paradisiaca ’Saba’ variety or M. balbisiana)
• coconut cream or gata from 1 large mature coconut, 1st (thick) and 2nd (thin) extractions separated
• 1 thumb ginger or luya, crushed
• 1 pc medium bulb onion or sibuyas, chopped
• 3-4 pcs kalamansi
• 1/8 cup vinegar or suka
• Chillies or siling labuyo for heat
• Salt

Procedure

1. Boil puso ng saging chunks.
2. Drain and squeeze out latex and chop into small pieces.
3. Mix onions, ginger, vinegar and thick coconut milk in a bowl.
4. Add chopped puso ng saging and combine.
5. Add kalamansi and chilies.
6. Season with salt and combine well.

Ginataang Kamansi

(Kamansi Cooked in Coconut Cream)
Public Market, Agoncillo, Batangas

Ingredients

• 1 fruit mature but unripe kamansi, peeled and chopped coarsely (Artocarpus camansi)
• coconut cream or gata from 1 large mature coconut, 1st (thick) and 2nd (thin) extractions separated
• 1 thumb turmeric or luyang dilaw, crushed
• 1 pc medium bulb onion or sibuyas, chopped
• 3 pcs medium tomatoes or kamatis, sliced
• ½ cup dried anchovies or dilis
• seasoning

Procedure

1. Mix onion, tomatoes and turmeric in a pot with thick coconut cream and bring to a boil.
2. Add sliced kamansi and mix until the coconut cream is boiling.
3. Add dilis and season as desired.
4. Cook until kamansi is tender.