Siquijor : sanib

basil (Ocimum basilicum) Family: Lamiaceae

Vernacular Names: sanib

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: leaves, flowers

Cultivated/Foraged: Planted

Market presence of vegetable:not marketed

Habitat: wild

Availability: wet season

Dishes:cooked with other vegetables, law-uy (leaves)

Ginataang gabi

Ingredients

Gabing tuod
Gata (coconut milk)
Tanglad
Sanib
Luy-a
Atsal
Sibuyas
Kamatis

Procedure

1 . Wash then slice the taro (leaves, stalk and tubers)
2 . Knot the taro leaves.
3 . In a wok, put the lemongrass, sanib, ginger, atsal, tomato, knotted taro leaves and stalk, tubers and coconut milk then bring to boil until tender.
4 . When the tuber is tender you can put the first coconut milk extract and let it boil in 5 minutes.
5. serve and enjoy.

Halang-halang manok

Ingredients

Kulitis
Native chicken
Gata (coconut milk)
Atsal
Luya
Sili espada
kamatis
Tanglad
Sanib
Sili leaves
Ahos
Sibuyas bombay
Salt

Procedure

1 . linisin mabuti at i-chop ang native manok
2 . ihanda ang iba pang pampalasa
3 . igisa ang lahat ng ingredients
4 . isalang ang manok ng 10 minuto
5 . ilagay ang sili leaves and kulitis
6 . ilagay ang coconut milk
7 . timplahan ng asin
8 . ihain ng mainit


Study site:
Brgy. Lower Cabancalan, Lazi, Siquijor


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