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Malunggay - a miracle tree

farmeric January 16th, 2008

Note:Posted with permission from Nestor Cuartero (nescuar@yahoo.com)
Published at Panorama dated Sunday, January 6, 2008 pp. 20-21
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BELIEVE it or not, I am now craving for malunggay noodles. I am so fascinated with malunggay’s green leaves that I have just planted so many seedlings in a small farm the family has been growing in Lipa, Batangas.

In the midst of the holiday rush for gifts and the free flow and exchange of rich and creamy food stuff, I remember the taste of malunggay noodles, which I experienced for the first time in one of the regional trade fairs hosted by the now-defunct project, WoW Philippines, of the Department of of Tourism.(The DOT should revive WoW Philippines in 2008 to help our farmers and traders in the provinces promote their products in Manila).

Those malunggay noodles came from Cagayan Valley, Continue Reading »

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