Vegetables

Vegetables in Philippine Cuisine… The Tagalog word for “vegetable” is gulay.

Laswa

Laswa is a very nutritious Ilonggo dish that’s primarily boiled vegetables with

Ginataang Gulay

Photo by Mayette Garcia of Ginataang Kalabasa at Sitaw.

Ginataan refers to being cooked with coconut milk.

Kalabasa at Sitaw is the Tagalog for Squash and Beans.

Labanos

The Filipino word for “radish” is labanos. It is the white slender

Ensaladang Pako

Photo of Ensaladang Pako by Kaycel Corral

A salad of fiddlehead ferns.

Dahon ng Ampalaya

Photo by Angie Pastor of Dahon ng Ampalaya (Bitter-Gourd Leaves).

Can be used in chicken tinola or sauteed with other ingredients, such as with mung beans.

Ensalada: Talong, Mangga, Okra, Kamatis…

Ensalada and Salted Egg by Eva Argenos… Hilaw na mangga, itlog na maalat, sibuyas, kamatis, talong, okra, sitaw, kangkong, bagoong… Unripe mangoes, salted eggs, onions, tomatoes, eggplants, okra, string beans, swamp greens, fermented seafood paste…