Ilocos Norte : Balayang

banana (Musa balbisiana)

Vernacular Names: balayang (Ilk.), saging

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: fruits, flowers

Habitat: mountain, anywhere

Availability: all year round

Other uses: feeds for pigs, cattle, cooked with coconut cream, banana chips

Dishes:salad (blossom), cooked with mungbean (fruits), ginataan (blossom), inabraw (blossom), adobo (blossom), salad (blossom), kare-kare (blossom), humba (blossom), siningang (blossom), sautéed, dinuguan, sinigang, tinola, Sautéed



Study site:
Brgy. Sumader, Batac, Ilocos Norte
Brgy. San Agustin, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte


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