Iloilo : Dagmay

taro (Colocasia esculenta) Family: Araceae

Vernacular Names: dagmay, gabi

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: runners, corms, leaves, petioles

Cultivated/Foraged: planted, gathered

Habitat: homegarden, farm, cool areas, garden

Availability: all year round, rainy season

Other uses: feeds for pigs

Dishes:laswa, nilapuhan, tinola, ginataan w/ bagungon, laing, sinigang (corms), adobo (runners), pinangat (corms and leaves)

Ginataan nga Dagmay

Ingredients

Dagmay (gabi)
Patani
gata (coconut milk)
Bombay (Sibuyas)
Ahos
Kamatis
Luya
Bagoong

Pinangat na Gabi

Ingredients

Dagmay (laman, stem, dahon ng gabi)
gata (coconut milk)
Bombay
Luya
Bawang
Asin (salt)
Bagoong


Study site: Brgy. Bagumbayan Ilajas, Alimodian, Iloilo
Brgy. Buhay, Alimodian, Iloilo
Brgy. Dusacan, Leon, Iloilo
Brgy. Jamog Gines, Leon, Iloilo


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