• Description

Vernacular Names: kamatis

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: fruits

Habitat: swidden farm

Availability: harvestable 3 months after planting

Dishes:sautéed

Kinilaw na pako

Ingredients

pako
kamatis
sibuyas
suka
itlog na pula

Procedure

1 . Soak the collected tips of vegetable fern young fronds in cold water for some minutes and rinse well. You may also blanch them in boiling water beforehand.
2 . In a big bowl, mix blanched fern, vinegar, tomato, garlic and onion.
3 . Add sliced salted egg on top then serve

Ensaladang Pako

(Fern Salad)
Brgy. Lakawan, Tayabas, Quezon

Ingredients

• 2 cups pako tips and leaves (Diplazium esculentum)
• 1 pc salted egg or itlog na pula, peeled and sliced
• 2 pcs medium tomatoes or kamatis, chopped
• 4-5 cloves garlic or bawang, minced
• 1 pc small bulb onion or sibuyas, minced
• salt

Procedure

1. Soak the collected tips/leaves of young pako fronds in cold water for some minutes and rinse well. You may also blanch them in boiling water just before soaking in cold water.
2. In a big bowl, mix fern tips and leaves, tomatoes, garlic and onion. Season with a sprinkling of salt.
3. Top with slices of salted egg and serve.

Ginataang Lagikway na may Kamatis at Tinapa

Ingredients

lagikway
kamatis
gata (coconut milk)
bawang
asin (salt)
sibuyas
luya

Procedure