Iloilo : Amarguso
bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) Family: Cucurbitaceae
Vernacular Names: amargoso, ampalaya, sampariya
Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: fruits, shoots, leaves
Market presence of vegetable:marketed
Habitat: garden, farm, homegarden
Availability: all year round, harvestable 3 months after planting; once a year
Other uses: medicine for cough
Dishes:pinakbet, sautéed with egg, cooked with mungbean (shoots), sautéed with egg (fruit), sautéed with mungbean, kinilaw, atsara, tinola, laswa
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Bagumbayan Ilajas, Alimodian, Iloilo
Brgy. Buhay, Alimodian, Iloilo Brgy. Dusacan, Leon, Iloilo Brgy. Jamog Gines, Leon, Iloilo |
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