Bahay Kubo |
The Illustrated Version of the Philippine Medicinal Plant song |
by Godofredo U. Stuart Jr. |
A bahay kubo in rural Tiaong that lives the song, housing a family of six who survives off the plants that grow around their humble abode. The hut was built from recycled parts, coco lumber posts, strips of bamboo for siding, and roofed with corrugated metal sheets. Around the house grows a miscellany of vegetables – kamoteng kahoy, sitaw, kalamismis, paayap, pipino, okra, ampalaya, kalabasa, papaya or talong – for daily table fare and a small amount sold in the market to buy their daily measures of rice. | |||||||||
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Bahay kubo, kahit munti
Ang halaman doon ay sari-sari.
Sitaw, bataw, patani.
Kundol, patola, upo't kalabasa
At saka mayroon pang labanos, mustasa.
Sibuyas, kamatis, bawang at luya
At sa paligid-ligid ay linga.
Singkamas Pachyrrhizus erosus Potato bean |
Talong Solanum melongena Eggplant |
Sigarilyas Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Winged bean |
Mani Arachis hypogaea Peanut |
Sitaw Vigna unguiculata String bean |
Bataw Dolichos lablab Hyacinth bean |
Patani Phaseolus lunatus Lima bean |
Kundol Benincasa hispida White gourd melon |
Patola Luffa acutangula Sponge gourd |
Upo Lagenaria siceraria Bottle gourd |
Kalabasa Curcubita maxima Squash |
Labanos Raphanus sativus Radish |
Mustasa Brassica integrifolia Mustard |
Sibuyas Allium cepa Onion |
Kamatis Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Tomato |
Bawang Allium sativum Garlic |
Luya Zingiber officinale Ginger |
Linga Sesamum indicum Sesame |
Last Update October 2014
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