Ilocos Sur : Kabatete

sponge gourd (Luffa acutangula)

Vernacular Names: kabatete

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: shoots, fruits

Habitat: homegarden, ricefield, mountain

Availability: available May to August-farm, all year round-homegarden

Dishes:sautéed (shoots), dinengdeng (shoots), dinengdeng (fruit)



Study site: Brgy. Alilem Daya (Poblacion), Alilem, Ilocos Sur


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