Philippine Vegetables, Fruits and Spices


      These vegetables are now starting to appear in regular supermarkets/groceries especially in bigger cities. You'll be surprised. Of course you can find them regularly in Asian groceries. Note on most of the pictures: the vegetables were scanned directly on the scanner - these are not photographs folks. The background are Philippine textiles.

      Vegetables

      • Alogbati - Malabar spinach
      • Ampalaya - bitter melon
      • Camote tops
      • Dahon ng sili - chili pepper leaves
      • Gabi - taro
      • Kamote - sweet potatoes - added 05-23-97
      • Kamoteng Kahoy - cassava
      • Kangkong - swamp cabbage
      • Labanos - white radish
      • Labong - bamboo shoots - modified 03-08-99
      • Malunggay - horseradish tree
      • Munggo - mung beans
      • Oyster Fungus
      • Pechay - bok choi
      • Puso ng Saging - Banana blossoms
      • Sigarilyas - winged bean - added 03-08-99
      • Singkamas - Jicama - added 05-23-97
      • Sitaw - string beans
      • Talong - egg plant
      • Toge - bean sprouts
      • Ube - purple yam - added 03-08-99
      • Upo - winter melon
      • More Vegetables coming as soon as I find them in the Market

      Fruits

      • Atis - Sweetsop (sugar apple?)
      • Bayabas - Guava
      • Balimbing - Carambola
      • Cacao - added 03-08-99
      • Chico - sapodilla (Spanish)
      • Mangga - Mango
      • Papaya
      • Saging - modified 03-08-99
      • Sampalok - Tamarind
      • Tubo - Sugar Cane (not technically a fruit)

      Spices

      • Atsuete - Annatto
      • Kinchay - Asian celery
      • Luya - fresh ginger
      • Murang sibuyas - spring onions
      • Sili - chili peppers
      • Tanglad - lemon grass
      • More spices coming!


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