• Description

Vernacular Names: maes

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: seeds, ears

Cultivated/Foraged: planted

Market presence of vegetable:marketed

Habitat: farm

Availability: twice a year

Other uses: cofee, feeds for pigs, fuel

Dishes:tinunuan, law-uy, sinigang, pochero

Law-uy na mais (Nilagang mais)

Ingredients

Okra
Malunggay
Mais
Tanglad
Bawing
Asin (salt)
Tuno (gata)

Procedure

1 . Fill pot with water, bring to a boil over medium high heat.
2 . Throw in the mais (corn), bring to a boil and simmer for another 5 minutes.
3 . Add tanglad (lemon grass), bawing (basil) and coconut milk and then stir. Bring to a boil and simmer for another 5 minutes.
4 . Add asin (salt) adjust the taste.
5 . Add okra, when the okra is tender, turn off the heat.
6 . Add the malunggay. Stir to mix. The residual heat will cook the leafy greens enough.
7 . Ladle into individual soup bowls and enjoy!