Exploring Indigenous Foods: A Look into Mandaya Farm Produce and River Resources, Study notes of English

Download Exploring Indigenous Foods: A Look into Mandaya Farm Produce and River Resources and more Study notes English in PDF only on Docsity! FOOD, FISH AND VEGGIES Vegetables: Al'lom- a vegetable that is commonly grown in Mandaya farms. It is dark green in color with a dark-shaded stalk. It tastes a little bitter, but not as bitter as the bitter gourd. : dark-green, indigenous vegetable; wild and endemic; Mandaya, farms, hinterlands, ancestral domain Kul’lopan - The lowlanders call this kujaje. This fungus grows anywhere where trees are felled, and rampant after rain. It is small, brown in color. When eaten, it is pounded and mixed with indigenous spices and cooked with a little water for 1-3 minutes. The fungus and spices combined produces a flavorful and sweet- smelling food. It is said to be good for lactating mothers and people doing farm work because it sustains energy. : food, mushroom, felled trees, endemic, energy, lactating mother, Mandaya, IP community Laysan - the lowlanders call this patani. It is a green, vine plant, spear-shaped, and with seeds that vary in color, flat and indented on top. Sometimes the seeds are white, magenta or a combination of maroon and shades of violet in color. It is considered a seed vegetable or bean variety in Mandaya community. This is also common in other Indigenous communities in Mindanao. : bean, spear-shaped, vegetable, vine, patani, indigenous, Mandaya community Tinibo - a mushroom variety that grows on felled and standing tree bark. It is light brown to white in color and about 1-3 inches in width. Best when cooked alone as soup with indigenous spices. It can however be cooked with other vegetables and mushroom varieties. : mushroom, tree bark, soup, indigenous, Mandaya