Nueva Ecija : Hayote

chayote (Sechium edule) Family: Cucurbitaceae

Vernacular Names: hayote, sayote

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: shoots, fruits

Cultivated/Foraged: planted

Market presence of vegetable:marketed

Habitat: garden, homegarden, swidden farm

Availability: all year round (shoots), twice a year (fruits), January to December

Other uses: made into candy (fruit);
feeds for animals;
lowers blood pressure

Dishes:salad, nilaga, chopseuy, Sautéed, tinola, binagoongan

Salad na talbos ng sayote

Ingredients

Talbos ng sayote
Tubig
Asin (salt)
Kamatis
Sibuyas


Study site: Brgy. Capintalan, Carranglan, Nueva Ecija
Brgy. General Luna, Carranglan, Nueva Ecija
Brgy. Langka, Palayan City, Nueva Ecija


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