The supermarket is full of vegetable of all kinds. However, there are a lot of vegetables I like that I do not see often in the market. These vegetables have distinct flavor that you may either get from your backyard for free or at your neighbors for free as well but make sure to ask for their permission. I list these veggies below.
Here are the Filipino name – English name – Scientific name of these vegetables:
1. Dahon ng ampalaya – Ampalaya leaves – Momordica charantia
2. Bunga ng malunggay – Malunggay fruit – Moringa oleifera
3. Bulaklak ng katuray – Katuray/vegetable hummingbird flowers – Sesbania grandiflora
4. Dahon ng sampalok – Young tamarind leaves – Tamarindus indica
5. Bulaklak ng kalabasa – Squash flowers – Cucurbita maxima
6. Alugbati – Malabar/Ceylon spinach – Basella alba
7. Kulitis – Edible amaranthus – Amaranthus viridis
8. Labong/ubod ng nyog – Coconut shoots – Cocos nucifera
9. Dahon ng kamoteng kahoy – Young cassava leaves – Manihot esculenta
10. Pako – Fiddlehead fern – Diplazium esculentum
11. Saluyot – Nalita jute – Corchorus olitorius
12. Himbabao – Birch flower – Broussonetia luzonica
13. Labong – Bamboo shoots – Bambusa vulgaris
14. Dahon ng camote – Sweet potato tops – Ipomoea batatas
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