Capiz : Kalobay

Bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) Family: Cucurbitaceae

Vernacular Names: Kalobay, Kalubay, Upo

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: fruits

Cultivated/Foraged: planted

Market presence of vegetable:marketed

Habitat: garden, homegarden

Availability: available March to April; wet season, all year round

Other uses: lowers blood pressure

Dishes:cooked with fish, cooked with miswa, cooked with bihon, cooked with runners, tinola, gulay, cooked with dried fish, ginataan, Sautéed, cooked with chicken, cooked with meat, sautéed with mungbean and sardines




Study site: Brgy. Lucero, Jamindan, Capiz
Brgy. Molet, Jamindan, Capiz
Brgy. San Jose, Tapaz, Capiz


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