Ilocos Sur : kamote

sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) Family: Convolvulaceae

Vernacular Names: kamote

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: shoots, enlarged roots

Cultivated/Foraged: planted

Habitat: homegarden; ricefield, river

Availability: all year round; available May to November; available September to March

Other uses: peelings are fed to pigs, made into chips

Dishes:dinengdeng, sinigang (shoots), salad (shoots), sautéed (shoots); bagas-boiled (storage roots), fried (storage roots), buridibod (storage roots)


Buridibod

Ingredients

Kamote
Bunga ng Malunggay
Sibuyas
Bawang
Shrimps

Talbos ng Kamote Salad

Ingredients

Talbos ng Kamote
Luya
Bagoong
Sibuyas
Bawang


Study site: Brgy. Alilem Daya (Poblacion), Alilem, Ilocos Sur
Brgy. Anaao, Alilem, Ilocos Sur
Brgy. Dinwede East, Cervantes, Ilocos Sur


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