Dr Abe V Rotor
Living with Nature - School on Blog [avrotor.blogspot.com]
Simplify Food Preparation
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2. CLEANLINESS: free from contamination, healthy source of crops and animals, strict sanitation and quarantine.
3. SIMPLE PREPARATION: broiled, steamed, boiled, blanched, and the like.
4. AVOID PROCESSED PRODUCTS: canned, hammed, pureed, and the like.
5. HOMEMADE: direct choice and preference of recipes, others
Edible fern salad (with red egg, tomato, onion rings and vinegar)
6. ECONOMICAL: less handling, less processing, less advertising.
7. EDUCATIONAL: to children, members of the household and immediate community.
8. PEACE O)F MIND: food security from vetsin (MSG), aspartame, olestra or fatless fat, decaf, enhancers.
9. HEALTH: investment and legacy to children and future generations.
10 PRODUCTIVITY: enjoyment in life and good health = high productivity.
11. BONDING: with family, friends and neighbors
12: VALUES: free from guilt and fear, fulfillment, and confidence,
1. FRESHNESS: There's no substitute to freshness - fruits picked from the tree, newly harvested vegetables, newly dressed chicken and slaughtered meat.
2. CLEANLINESS: free from contamination, healthy source of crops and animals, strict sanitation and quarantine.3. SIMPLE PREPARATION: broiled, steamed, boiled, blanched, and the like.
4. AVOID PROCESSED PRODUCTS: canned, hammed, pureed, and the like.
5. HOMEMADE: direct choice and preference of recipes, others
Edible fern salad (with red egg, tomato, onion rings and vinegar)
6. ECONOMICAL: less handling, less processing, less advertising.
7. EDUCATIONAL: to children, members of the household and immediate community.
8. PEACE O)F MIND: food security from vetsin (MSG), aspartame, olestra or fatless fat, decaf, enhancers.
9. HEALTH: investment and legacy to children and future generations.
10 PRODUCTIVITY: enjoyment in life and good health = high productivity.
11. BONDING: with family, friends and neighbors
12: VALUES: free from guilt and fear, fulfillment, and confidence,
2. Twin fried eggs over brown rice (onion leaves topping)
3. Halaan shell soup with sili (pepper) tops (thickened with corn starch)
4. Green corn on the cob (Serve with buko or young coconut juice, or just water)
5. Nangka served whole
6. Empanada and ukoy (Eating while cooking)
7. Broiled tilapia cum scales (Burnt scale removes fishy taste and smell)
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8. Tamales (fish steamed in banana leaves, add tomato, ginger,onion and a dash of salt)
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9. Paksiw sapatero fish (Just don't overcook)
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10. Diningding or bulanglang - the most complete one-dish meal. Right photo: native vegetables: patani, talong, alokong (himbaba-o), ampalaya), ingredients of the original Ilocano pinakbet
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11. Squash ukoy, with small shrimps. Serve while still hot.
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12. Fried tahong (green mussel). Be mindfull of the Red Tide Warning of the DOH.
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13. A choice of plain rice and arroz valenciana
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14. Sinangag rice ideal for breakfast (mold of one serving)
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15. Tokwa (soybean curd). Also, TVP (Texturized Vegetable Protein
which looks and tastes like meat, also from soybean)
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16. Noyhing is fresher than fruits picked from the tree. It's an experience you'll enjoy.
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17. Presentation adds quaintness and enjoyment in eating.
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18. Make your own halo-halo for personal taste and economy.
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19. Try exotic food like the favorite dish of Ilocanos known as “jumping salad.”
Here is a comparison of the food value of the fresh leaves versus green pods, in percent. (Marañon and Hermano, Useful Plants of the Philippines)
• Proteins - 7.30 vs 7.29
NOTE: This is a consolidated article previously entered in this blog in observance of World Food Day October 16, 2015 and International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October 2015.
9. Paksiw sapatero fish (Just don't overcook)
10. Diningding or bulanglang - the most complete one-dish meal. Right photo: native vegetables: patani, talong, alokong (himbaba-o), ampalaya), ingredients of the original Ilocano pinakbet
which looks and tastes like meat, also from soybean)
16. Noyhing is fresher than fruits picked from the tree. It's an experience you'll enjoy.
17. Presentation adds quaintness and enjoyment in eating.
18. Make your own halo-halo for personal taste and economy.
19. Try exotic food like the favorite dish of Ilocanos known as “jumping salad.”
Newly caught juvenile shrimps, promptly dressed with tomato or calamansi and a dash of salt. Pick them up individually by the head, put it into the mouth in reverse, severe the rostrum (unicorn) and antennae with the teeth to avoid injury. It is the kicking in the mouth that gives this unique dish its name jumping salad. (Photo acknowledgement, Internet)
Malunggay pod is cooked into bulanglang or diningding. To thicken the soup add kamote (sweet potato) tuber sliced or in cubes, which is first cooked and softened to paste. The cleaned pod is then added, followed by sahog, say broiled or fried tilapia, or pork, as may be preferred.What nutrients do we get from malunggay?
Here is a comparison of the food value of the fresh leaves versus green pods, in percent. (Marañon and Hermano, Useful Plants of the Philippines)
• Proteins - 7.30 vs 7.29
• Carbohydrates - 11.04 vs 2.61
• Fats - 1.10 vs 0.16
• Crude Fiber - 1.75 vs 0.76
• Phosphorus (P2 O 5) - 0.24 vs 0.19
• Calcium (CaO) - 0.72 vs 0.01
• Iron (Fe2O3) - 0.108 vs 0.0005
Owing to these properties and other uses, rural folks regard malunggay as “miracle tree.” Take for example the following uses.
• The root has a taste somewhat like that of horse-radish, and in India it is eaten as a substitute to it.
• Ben oil extracted from the seed is used for salad and culinary purposes, and also as illuminant.
• Mature seeds have antibacterial and flocculants properties that render drinking water safe and clear.
NOTE: This is a consolidated article previously entered in this blog in observance of World Food Day October 16, 2015 and International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October 2015.