The study generated 52 wild edible plants in the Gumare village used in the indigenous foods/dishes and beverages (Table 2). In most cases, fruits, tubers/roots and in some cases, stems and stem pith extracts, leaves, seeds, and fruiting bodies are used. Most of the edible parts of th...
When? This is the kind of durian-centric conundrum that keeps me up at night. How is that Westerners who have never heard of rambutan, mangosteen, langsat, or duku know the word “jackfruit” but draw a blank at durian? It’s the fruit with the worst reputation. The stinkiest, spikies...
and ubad(thinly cut white core of the banana stalk/trunk). Both of these dishes utilize another Ilonggo ingredient as a souring agent. This ingredient is batwan or Garcinia binucao, a fruit closely related to mangosteen, which is very popular in Western Visayas and neighbouring ...