• Description

Vernacular Names: tanglad

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: whole plant, leaves, culm

Cultivated/Foraged: planted

Market presence of vegetable:marketed

Habitat: homegarden, anywhere

Availability: all year round

Major uses: spice

Other uses: lowers blood pressure, for sprain; ointment; juice

Dishes:law-uy, spice

Law-uy

Ingredients

Sibuyjing (Sibuyas)
Luy-a
Sikwa
Malunggay
Alugbati
Likway
Sibuyas
Atsal
Tanglad
Balatong (Sitaw)

Procedure

1 . Fill pot with water and throw in tanglad, luy-a (crushed ginger), atsal and sibuyas (onions). Bring to a boil over medium high heat.
2 . Throw in the balatong (sitaw), sikwa (patola) and talong (eggplant). Bring to a boil and simmer for another 5 minutes.
3 . Add asin (salt), stir and adjust the taste.
4 . Turn off heat and add the likway, alugbati (spinach) or malunggay. Stir to mix. The residual heat will cook the leafy greens enough.
5 . Ladle into individual soup bowls and enjoy!

Tinunuang Gabi

Ingredients

Gabi (Palwa - stem)
Luy-a
Tanglad
Atsal
Lubi (gata ng nyog)
Asin (salt)

Procedure

1 . Hugasan ang palwa, putol-putulin.
2 . Ilagay sa kaldero ang gabi at iba pang ingredient at hayaang kumulo.
3 . Pag malambot na ang gabi, ilagay ang gata.

Kinilaw na puso ng saging

Ingredients

Puso ng saging
Gata (coconut milk)
Calamansi
Bawing
Sibuyas
Tanglad
Suka

Procedure

1 . Himayin ang puso ng saging
2 . Lagyan ng gata, calamansi, bawing, sibuyas, tanglad, suka at puso ng saging
3 . Haluin lahat at iserve.

Law-uy na mais (Nilagang mais)

Ingredients

Okra
Malunggay
Mais
Tanglad
Bawing
Asin (salt)
Tuno (gata)

Procedure

1 . Fill pot with water, bring to a boil over medium high heat.
2 . Throw in the mais (corn), bring to a boil and simmer for another 5 minutes.
3 . Add tanglad (lemon grass), bawing (basil) and coconut milk and then stir. Bring to a boil and simmer for another 5 minutes.
4 . Add asin (salt) adjust the taste.
5 . Add okra, when the okra is tender, turn off the heat.
6 . Add the malunggay. Stir to mix. The residual heat will cook the leafy greens enough.
7 . Ladle into individual soup bowls and enjoy!

Ginataang monggos

Ingredients

Monggos
Tuno sa lubi
Balatong
Kamongay
Ahos
Sibuyas dahonan
Sibuyas bombay
Sangig
Tanglad
Atsal

Procedure

Dabong tinuno-an

Ingredients

Dabong
Likway
Tugabang
Tanglad
Ahos
Atsal
Sibuyas dahon
Sangig
Sibuyas ganda

Procedure

Salad nga udlot sa gabi

Ingredients

Udlot sa gabi
Suka
Atsal
Tanglad
Kamatis
Luy-a

Procedure

Tinola

Ingredients

Pitsay na ligaw
Sibuyas dahunan
Bawing
Tanglad
Isda
Asin (salt)
Seasoning mix
Chinese petchay (optional)

Procedure

1 . Magpakulo ng tubig at tanglad
2 . Ilagay ang isda. Pakuluin ng 5 minutes.
3 . Ilagay ang dahon ng pitsay
4 . Ilagay and asin, seasoning mix, sibuyas dahunan, bawing at bombay
5 . Pag kumulo ay maari na itong hanguin at ihain.

Law-uy

Ingredients

Gabi
Tanglad
Sitaw
Sibujing
Sibuyas
Talbos ng sayote
Kangkong
Agbati
Pako
Muti-muti
Likway

Procedure

1 . Fill pot with water and throw in tanglad and luy-a (crushed ginger). Bring to a boil over medium high heat.
2 . Throw in the gabi (taro), sitaw (string beans) and sayote (chayote). Bring to a boil and simmer for another 5 minutes.
3 . Add the kangkong (Ipomoea aquatica), pako, agbati (Basella alba), muti-muti (Ipomoea triloba) and likway (Abelmoschus manihot) cook for about 2-3 minutes, just until limp.
4 . Add asin (salt) adjust the taste.
5 . Turn off heat and add the alugbati (spinach) or malunggay. Stir to mix. The residual heat will cook the leafy greens enough.
6 . Ladle into individual soup bowls and enjoy!