Capiz : Patola

Luffa (Luffa acutangula)

Vernacular Names: Patola

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: fruits

Cultivated/Foraged: planted

Market presence of vegetable:marketed

Habitat: homegarden, garden

Availability: March to April; all year round

Other uses: lowers blood pressure

Dishes:sautéed with pork; miswa or shrimp, sautéed with sardines; miswa; meat, gulay, ginataan with chilli



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


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