Nueva Vizcaya : Botbotinggan

tomato (Solanum pimpinellifolium)

Vernacular Names: botbotinggan, balang na kamahi

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: fruits

Cultivated/Foraged: gathered

Market presence of vegetable:not marketed

Habitat: swidden

Availability: wet season

Major uses: sawsawan

Other uses: used as poultice to burn (paso), has a cooling effect to the body, made into juice

Dishes:pinakbet, dip for chayote



Study site: Brgy. Imugan, Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya


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