My Special Dinengdeng Recipe
By Tokz
@ilocosboy (45155)
Philippines
June 26, 2016 1:13am CST
For non-Ilocano readers, dinengdeng is an Ilocano classic recipe which mostly are native vegetables. Every region have their own dinengdeng specialty but one main ingredient which is bagggong or fish auce extract.
I cook our lunch today and my ingredients includes kardis or green beans, squash blossom, kabatiti or sponged vegetable, young leaves of string beans and my grilled mackerel fish.
I did not include saluyot or jute vegetable because I thought too much vegetable already in the list.
Well, serving time.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
26 Jun 16
I learned to eat and cook that from Ilocano friends of the now defunct Philippine Constabulary of the former dictator 
. I love " balayan" fish sauce in the boiling water where to drop the veggies
ampalaya or bitter melons and egg plant is also a nice addition to the concoction and any grilled fish placed on top before covering and putting off the flame
. I love " balayan" fish sauce in the boiling water where to drop the veggies ampalaya or bitter melons and egg plant is also a nice addition to the concoction and any grilled fish placed on top before covering and putting off the flame1 person likes this
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
27 Jun 16
@ilocosboy i use to hate it, it's like eating grass lol, but remember i have Northern lineage in my blood, it's very healthy when you learn to appreciate ityes the small native ampalaya is the best, the only down side is the salt
yes the small native ampalaya is the best, the only down side is the salt1 person likes this
@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
26 Jun 16
surely, that is an Ilocano favorite, wild ampalaya is common in our region and just grow during rainy season.
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
27 Jun 16
@louievill well, we are always connected to grass, you know aside from dinengdeng we have other menus like buridibod, pinakbet, liningta and so on.
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
26 Jun 16
haha, dinengdeng, maybe you may know "inabraw", vegetables cooked in fish sauce or bagguong.
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
26 Jun 16
@MGjhaud yes but you don't need meat just add fried fish or dried shrimp especially its raining it's yummy to eat dinengdeng
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
26 Jun 16
Specifically made for my family but the kids don't like it hehe
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
26 Jun 16
@ilocosboy Yes, kids don't like vegetables. They prefer meat, hotdogs, bacon and other sweet products.
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
26 Jun 16
@ida123 it's really hard to convince them to eat vegetables.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
26 Jun 16
i love any kind of dinengdeng, but dark green leafy veggies are not allowed to me.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
27 Jun 16
@ilocosboy saluyot leaves are dark green leafy vegetables, so are the leaves of the bitter gourd, or any leaves for that matter.
@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
26 Jun 16
Oh, its good most locally grow vegetables are not dark green.
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@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
26 Jun 16
We cook kardis with ground pork. What I like with my dinengdeng is patani or palamingko...
I like the aroma of that bean.
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@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
26 Jun 16
@ilocosboy agree...
I also like corn dinengdeng with ampalaya leaves.
I also like corn dinengdeng with ampalaya leaves.
@rachz_kisses (3838)
• Philippines
26 Jun 16
That sounds delicious... and healthy too.
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@rachz_kisses (3838)
• Philippines
26 Jun 16
@ilocosboy I'd like to taste it one day... It's a popular dish in Ilocos?
@eliza_godinez12 (5783)
• Philippines
26 Jun 16
Wow! New to me..sounds yummy and healthy
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.1 person likes this
@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
26 Jun 16
Because only Ilocano knows this veggies recipe. One chef in our city who is known international is serving this recipe in his restaurant.
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
26 Jun 16
Just loving it especially the one with good aroma
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