• Description

Vernacular Names: kamatis

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: fruits

Habitat: intercropped with mais

Availability: dry season, available September to December

Other uses: garnish

Dishes:pinakbet, salad, sautéed, dinengdeng

Pinakbet

Ingredients

Okra
Alokon/Himbabao
Kardis
Panlalayapen
Ampalaya
Bunga ng Malunggay
Kamatis
Talong
Bagoong

Dinengdeng na Alokon-Patani at Malunggay

Ingredients

• 1 cup alokon spikes/catkin (Broussonetia luzonica), washed
• 5 pcs malunggay pods or bunga (Moringa oleifera), peeled and cut into lengths of about 5 cm
• 1 piece sweetpotato or camote root, cubed (Ipomoea batatas)
• 1/2 cup patani seeds (Phaseolus lunatus), washed
• 4 pieces medium tomatoes or kamatis, sliced
• 2-3 tbsp fish paste (bagoong)

Ginisang Tabungaw/Ginisang Sugod-sugod

(Sauteed Bottle Gourd/Gac)
Brgy. San Marcos, San Nicola, Ilocos Norte

Ingredients

• 2 cups bottle gourd or tabungaw (Lagenaria siceraria), sliced
Alternative: Gac or sugod sugod (Momordica cochinchinensis)
• 3 pcs medium tomatoes or kamatis
• 4 cloves crushed garlic or bawang
• 1 cup bagnet (deep-fried marinated pork) pieces
• Fish paste (bagoong) or salt to taste

Pinakbet na Utong with Bagnet

Ingredients

Utong (Cowpea)
Bagoong
Bagnet
Mushroom
Bawang
Kamatis
Seasoning mix

Salad na Bulaklak at Dahon ng Malunggay

Ingredients

Dahon ng Malunggay
Bulaklak ng Malunggay
Kamatis
Luya
Bagoong

Salad na Bulaklak ng Ampalaya

Ingredients

Ampalaya
Kamatis
Bagoong

Salad na Bulaklak ng Kalabasa

Ingredients

• 1 bunch squash flowers (Cucurbita moschata)
• 2 pcs chopped medium tomatoes or kamatis
• 1 thumb ginger or luya, minced
• 2 tbsps fish paste (bagoong)

Salad na Bulaklak ng Katuday

(Hummingbird Flowers Salad)
Ilocos Norte

Ingredients

• 2 cups katuray flowers, cleaned (Sesbania grandiflora)
• 2 medium tomatoes or kamatis, chopped
• 1 thumb ginger or luya, minced
• 2 tbsp fish paste or bagoong

Salad na Labanos at Pallang

Ingredients

Pallang
Labanos
Kamatis
Luya
Bagoong

Salad na Puso ng Saging

Ingredients

Nilagang Puso ng Saging
Kamatis
Luya
Bagoong

Pinakbet na Lasuna Gulay

(Shriveled Sauteed Young Shallots Seasoned with Fish Paste)
Elvis Niño Pidut, Brgy. Mabusag Sur, Badoc, Ilocos Norte

Ingredients

• 12-15 whole young shallot plants or lasuna gulay, which are about 35-day-old whole garlic plants (Allium cepa cv. Aggregatum)
• 2-4 tbsp fish paste or bagoong
• 8-10 pcs medium tomatoes or kamatis, sliced

Note: Pinakbet means “pinakulbet”, an Ilocano term, and “pinakubet/kulubot” in Tagalog, meaning shriveled. The acidity of the tomatoes shrivel the pinakbet vegetables. Tomatoes also neutralize or temper the saltiness of the bagoong.

Pinakbet na Bawang Gulay

(Shriveled Sauteed Garlic Greens Seasoned with Fish Paste)
Elvis Niño Pidut, Brgy. Mabusag Sur, Badoc, Ilocos Sur

Ingredients

• 10-12 pcs garlic greens or bawang gulay (Allium sativum)
• 2-4 tbsp fish paste or bagoong
• 8-1with pcs medium tomatoes or kamatis, sliced

Note: Pinakbet means “pinakulbet”, an Ilocano term, and “pinakubet/kulubot” in Tagalog, meaning shriveled. The acidity of the tomatoes shrivel the pinakbet vegetables. Tomatoes also neutralize or temper the saltiness of the bagoong.

Traditional Pinakbet

(Shriveled Sauteed Mixed Vegetables)
Elvis Niño Pidut, Brgy. Mabusang Sur, Badoc, Ilocos Norte

Ingredients

• 1 pc medium sweetpotato or kaong/camote roots, peeled and cubed (Ipomoea batatas)
• ½ cup cowpeas or utong (Vigna unguiculata ssp. unguiculata)
• 1 pc medium native eggplant or tarong, cubed (Solanum melongena)
• 6-8 pcs native bittergourd or parya, whole round fruits (Momordica charantia)
• ½ cup hyacinth bean or parda (Lablab purpureus)
• ½ cup pigeon pea or kardis (Cajanus cajan)
• ½ cup radish pods/fruits or rabanos (Raphanus sativus)
• 1 pc medium bulb onion or sibuyas, chopped
• 4-5 cloves garlic or bawang, crushed
• 10-12 tomatoes or kamatis, sliced and the pulp squeezed so that the juices come out
• 3-4 tbsp fish paste or bagoong
• Chilli or siling espada or siling pansigang

Note: Pinakbet means “pinakulbet”, an Ilocano term, and “pinakubet/kulubot” in Tagalog, meaning shriveled. The acidity of the tomatoes shrivel the pinakbet vegetables. Tomatoes also neutralize or temper the saltiness of the bagoong.

Dinengdeng

(Mixed Vegetables Stew)
Elvis Niño Pidut, Brgy. Mabusag Sur, Badoc, Illocos Norte

Ingredients

• 4-6 horse radish pods or bunga ti marunggay, peeled and cut into 6-cm lengths (Moringa oleifera)
• 1 pc medium sweetpotato or kaong (camote) fleshy root, peeled and cubed (Ipomoea batatas)
• 2-3 pcs medium tomatoes or kamatis
• 2-3 tbsp fish paste or bagoong

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Ginulay na Parda

(Hyacinth Bean Salad)
Brgy. Mabusag Sur, Badoc, Ilocos Norte

Ingredients

• 1 cup hyacinth beans or parda (bataw) (Lablab purpureus)
• 2-3 pcs medium tomatoes or kamatis, sliced
• fermented fish sauce or patis