When I was a youngster in my province, I used to dig kamote (sweet potato) in the fields. My friends and I would gather about a bucket full of kamote and then we would roast it over an open fire. I like kamote roasted although sometimes we would also boil it.
Even now I am still fond of eating kamote either in the morning or as a midnight snack at work.
Kamote was introduced to the Philippines by the Spaniards. They brought the plant from tropical America.
A kamote plant can produce several tubers. The tubers vary in color, size and shape. The taste is sweet.
Practically the entire plant can be used for food. The leaves are often used as a salad or as addition to stewed meals
with other vegetables. Fish, fresh or dried, often completes a meal with kamote leaves.
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Spring is here no doubt about that, and what better indicator can there be, than Dandelions growing everywhere!
Many people abhor these weeds in their lawn and do all thing to eradicate them. I for one, pull them out but they are just so stubborn they come back in a jiffy. It's much easier to use chemicals but you also poison the ground that way. Some people eat Dandelions but I guess they don't taste good otherwise there would not be a lot of them around.
But its good to know that Dandelions are edible. I never did until I saw this video. It is wise to know wild edibles available in your local environment because they are a source of food in time of extreme necessity.
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