Fruit In The Wilderness of the Philippines
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (137237)
Philippines
February 20, 2016 10:11am CST
The wild bitter gourd is considered fruit of a vegetable. In the cordillera area in the Philippines, this gourd is the common menu in the local households. For sure, children would not even like to eat such due to its bitter taste. Though it is not the case for some menu, depending on how it was prepared with the help of simple condiments available. Some local people gathered the gourd in thin slices; add with garlic, onion and salt. After which, it is a simple sauté could do and ready to serve to the family, relatives or even friends.
3 responses
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32512)
• Calgary, Alberta
21 Feb 16
A bitter gourd aka bitter melon is the last produce I will consider wild because it is one of the most mass produced vegetable in Asia but I am assuming you are talking about those little ones or the smaller ones being used for pakbet.
The wildest fruit in The Philippines will be the Pandan fruit, You wont see it groceries as Pandan plants never reaches adulthood in the Philippines because we love harvesting the leaves.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32512)
• Calgary, Alberta
21 Feb 16
@Shavkat can you post a picture of the wild bitter melon so I can see it's difference from the regular ones?
@Shavkat (137237)
• Philippines
21 Feb 16
@CaptAlbertWhisker I am referring to wildest bitter gourd in Kalinga, It is nice to know that pandan fruit is also considered the wildest fruit.
@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
20 Feb 16
Have you tried the bitter gourd salad? It's good with salted eggs.
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@Shavkat (137237)
• Philippines
20 Feb 16
@nottoooldtowrite I had tried it. It tastes so heaven.
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