• Description

Vernacular Names: saging

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: flowers, fruits

Cultivated/Foraged: planted

Market presence of vegetable:not marketed; marketed

Habitat: homegarden, farm, garden, anywhere

Availability: all year round;
Every 6 months

Other uses: feed for pigs

Dishes:nilagang karne, humba, bola-bola, ginataan, Sautéed

Ginilaw puso/Salad na puso

Ingredients

Puso ng saging
Kalamansi
Kamatis
Sibuyas
Aslong (suka)
Luy-a
sibuyas dahon
gata (coconut milk)

Procedure

1 . Prepare the coconut milk
2 . Boil the banana blossom and drain
3 . In a bowl, mixed coconut milk, kalamansi, kamatis (tomato), aslong (vinegar), sibuyas dahon (leeks), onion, ginger and salt.
5 . Shred the boiled banana blossom
6 . Put the mixture of coconut milk into shredded banana blossom
7 . Ready to serve

Sari-saring gulay

Ingredients

Gabi
Kalabasa
Patani
Puso ng saging
Upo
Kangkong
Likway
Sili (bell pepper)
Luy-a
Tanglad
Sibuyas
Malunggay
Gata (coconut milk)

Procedure

1 . Fill pot with water and throw patani. Bring to a boil over medium high heat then drain when tender.
2 . Fill the pot again with water and throw gabi (taro), kalabasa (squash), patani, upo and banana blossom. Bring to boil until tender.
3 . throw malunggay, kangkong at likway
4 . After 5 mins, pour coconut milk then mix.
5 . serve

Salad puso

Ingredients

Puso sa saging
gata (coconut milk)
Sibuyas bombay
Sibuyas dahon
Asin (salt)
seasoning mix
Luya

Procedure

1 . Prepare the coconut milk
2 . Boil the banana blossom and drain
3 . In a bowl, mixed coconut milk, onion, ginger and salt.
5 . Shred the boiled banana blossom
6 . Put the mixture of coconut milk into shredded banana blossom
7 . Ready to serve

Bola-bola nga puso ng saging

Ingredients

Puso ng saging
Itlog
Harina
Ahos
Sibuyas bombay
Sibuyas dahon
Atsal
seasoning mix
mantika

Procedure

1 . Chop puso ng saging, kumutan og asin. set aside
2 . Chop spices, set aside
3 . Beat egg/s and add magic sarap and salt to taste
4 . Mix chopped puso ng saging and spices
5 . Add beaten eggs and mix
6 . Add flour and mix well
7 . Drop spoonfuls of the mixture into pre-heated oil in pan (deep fry)