Chrysophyllum cainito is a tropical tree of the family Sapotaceae. It is native to the Greater Antilles and the West Indies. It has spread to the lowlands of Central America and is now grown throughout the tropics, including Southeast Asia. It grows rapidly and reaches 20 meters in height.
DINAKDAKAN, Ilocano Recipe is a favorite lutong bahay of Ilocanos. Its like Sisig too. You gotta try it..its simple and very delicious! You can add more chilis to make it even spict. One of the besr dish of Ilocanos ever!
In Filipino cuisine, pancit are noodles and the dishes made from them, usually made with rice noodles. Noodles were introduced into the Philippines early on by Chinese settlers in the archipelago, and over the centuries have been fully adopted into local cuisine, of which there are now numerous variants and types
Upo is called a bottle gourd in English because of its elongated shape.
The plant has the scientific name Lagenaria siceraria. Its fruit is a very popular vegetable in the Philippines.
You can simply sauté it with ground beef to make ginisang upo, which literally means “sautéed bottlegourd.”