Month: October 2014

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Kamansi

  Kamansi also known as breadnut  (bot. name- Artocarpus camansi – blanco) is a relative of breadfruit and jack fruit.  The breadfruit has more pulp and small seeds while the kamansi has bigger seeds and less pulp and  just like the  jack fruit, the seeds are edible and can be boiled or roasted and a…

Squash flowers

  We have been using squash flowers for as long as I can remember in cooking.  But the method is just simple.  Removing the anthers first and then mixing it with other vegetables seasoned with fish sauce is the norm.  But I found out that the popularity of using the flowers in the modern culinary…

Upo

Upo or Long gourd (Lagenaria Siceraria) belongs to the family of cucurbits.  The gourd had been used primarily as a water container.  There are different shapes and sizes to choose from.  Cucuzzi is an Italian long gourd that also belongs to the same family.  Some are long and gnarly that they call it snake gourd. …