Bukidnon : Balinghoy

cassava (Manihot esculenta) Family: Euphorbiaceae

Vernacular Names: balinghoy, kamote kahoy, kamoteng kahoy

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: leaves, shoots

Cultivated/Foraged: planted

Market presence of vegetable:marketed

Habitat: farm, fences; garden

Availability: wet season; available all year round; 5 months

Other uses: cassava cakes for snacks, feeds for pigs; cure for headache, uses as poultice; boiled for snacks, live fences

Dishes:sautéed, ginataan, cooked with meat, dinengdeng, salad, cooked with fish, soup



Study site: Brgy. Namnam, San Fernando, Bukidnon
Brgy. Mabuhay, San Fernando, Bukidnon
Brgy. Public, Kalilangan, Bukidnon


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