Zamboanga del Norte : pako

edible fern (Diplazium esculentum) Family: Athyriaceae

Vernacular Names: pako

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: leaves, shoots

Cultivated/Foraged: planted, gathered

Market presence of vegetable:marketed

Habitat: riverbank, farm, surroundings

Availability: all year round

Other uses: medicine for relapse (when boiled);
medicine for gastric problems (when boiled)

Dishes:salad, tinunuan, sautéed, adobo, law-uy, blanched, tinola

Salad

Ingredients

Pako
Suka
Bombay
Luy-a
Sibuyas na bisaya
Sibuying
Kamatis
Talbos ng kamote
Asin (salt)
Seasoning mix

Law-uy

Ingredients

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

Pako salad

Ingredients

Pako
Kamatis
Sibuyas


Study site:
Brgy. Lapero, Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte
Brgy. Buenavista, Sergio Osmena, Zamboanga del Norte
Brgy. Tuburan, Sergio Osmena, Zamboanga del Norte


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