Batangas : ube

greater yam (Dioscorea alata) Family: Dioscoreaceae

Vernacular Names: ube

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: tubers

Cultivated/Foraged: planted

Market presence of vegetable:marketed

Habitat: forest

Availability: yearly, December to March

Dishes:

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


Study site:
Brgy. Barigon, Agoncillo, Batangas


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