Zamboanga del Norte : monggos

mungbean (Vigna radiata) Family: Leguminosae

Vernacular Names: monggos, munggos

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: seeds

Cultivated/Foraged: planted

Market presence of vegetable:marketed

Habitat: farm, ricefield

Availability: August, dry season

Other uses: remedy for beri-beri (oil without salt and use the solution as liniment in pregnant women);

remedy for beri-beri (vitamin B deficiency)- boil without salt and use the solution as liniment especially for pregnant women

Dishes:ginataan, tinunuan, law-uy, cooked with dried fish

Ginataang monggos

Ingredients

Monggos
Tuno sa lubi
Balatong
Kamongay
Ahos
Sibuyas dahonan
Sibuyas bombay
Sangig
Tanglad
Atsal


Study site:
Brgy. Lapero, Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte
Brgy. Tuburan, Sergio Osmena, Zamboanga del Norte


iVeg