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SIMPLE WAYS TO COOK MALUNGGAY
This is a follow-up to the article about the malunggay which we posted in previous days.
Malunggay or Horse Radish is a common plant in the Ilocos Norte. Before the researchers discovered its importance and its other medicinal worth, this plant seems to be just a simple plant in the eyes of Ilocanos. They did not treat this plant as special until they discovered its magnificent wonders.
However, this plant especially its leaves and fruits are ordinarily and often served in the dining tables of Ilocanos. I just do not know if in other provinces, they do the same way.
In the eyes of the Ilocanos, malunggay is the “GREAT EQUALIZER” among the rich and poor because this is serve in the dining whether you belong to high class society or poor.
There are many ways on how we cooked malunggay but to an ordinary person like me, there are only few. Among these are the following:
