• Description

Vernacular Names: lubi-lubi, niog-niogan

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: young leaves; shoots

Cultivated/Foraged: Planted, Gathered

Market presence of vegetable:marketed

Habitat: areas planted to coconut, homegarden; mountain, forest, borders; swidden farms

Availability: monthly, during full moon; all year round

Other uses: cure for high blood presure (boil immature fruits or leaves and drink); cure for arthritis (ruit)

Dishes:ginataan, mixed with fish, pansapin sa sinaing na tulingan, soup, adobo

Ginataang lubi

Ingredients

Lubi-lubi
Sibuyas
bawang
luya
sili
Tinapa (fish flakes)
Asin (salt)
gata (coconut milk)
hipon
paminta

Procedure

1 . Mag-gata ng niyog, ihiwalay ang unang gata sa pangalawang gata.
2 . Himayin ang talbos ng lubi-lubi
3 . Pakuluan ang pangalawang gata ng niyog, ilagay ang bawang, sibuyas, luya at tinapa.
4 . Ilagay ang ginayat na talbos ng lubi-lubi. Pakuluan hanggang sa maluto at lumambot
5 . Mag-lagay ng sili at paminta ng naayon sa panlasa, haluin ng mabuti.
6 . Maari na itong hanguin pag maunti na ang gata.
7 . I-serve

Ginataang lubi-lubi

Ingredients

Talbos ng lubi-lubi
gata (coconut milk)
Tinapa (fish flakes)
bawang
sibuyas
luya
sili
asin (salt)
seasoning mix

Procedure

1 . Slice bundle of lubi-lubi.
2 . Boil the coconut milk and put garlic, onion, ginger and salt.
3 . Stir continuesly to make sure the coconut milk will not burn.
4 . Add sliced lubi-lubi shoots.
5 . Add fish flakes (tinapa) and seasoning mix, stir and boil in just 2 minutes.
6 . Use laddle to transfer into a serving plate.
7 . Serve and enjoy.