• Description

Vernacular Names: ampalaya

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: fruits, shoots; leaves

Cultivated/Foraged: planted

Market presence of vegetable:marketed

Habitat: farm; anywhere

Availability: all year round; wet season

Other uses: cure for diabetes

Dishes:pinakbet, sautéed, paksiw, bulanglang, ginataan

Pinakbet

Ingredients

sitaw
Kalabasa
talong
Bagoong
Kamatis
ampalaya
okra
sibuyas

Procedure

1 . Sauté garlic, onion, tomato and bagoong in oil. Pour water and simmer for 10 minutes.
2 . Add kalabasa, okra and sitaw in 2-minute intervals.
3 . Add ampalaya and eggplant and simmer for 5 minutes.
4 . Transfer on a serving plate and serve.