I still can't believe that all these costs only PhP70 (US$1.50) - okra, radish, patola, bellpeppers and finger chillies (though these were freebies).
There's this roadside vegetable stall along the Leganes-Zarraga by-pass road that we frequent if we take a detour when going. It maybe a few kilomters longer but it's literally traffic-free and we always do an impromptu buying of vegetables - lots of it.
It's a simple set-up of selling one's produce which are planted just at the back of their stall. And one gets a very good bargain from these veggies.
From tomatoes and bellpepers to cucumbers and calubay (upo), its always a treat seeing these as well as preparing all these. They also have leafy vegetables with lettuce and pechay being our favorite buys.
Our car is always filled up when we get home but we just a very minimal amount that sometimes I worry if they got their calculations right or miscount the items.
But as always this vegetable stall is part of our route home, giving us plenty of reasons to be healthy and stay healthy - well almost...
For the patola, I ended up steaming it then sprinkle it with olive oil and garlic bits. It is also perfect with miswa or with ground meat.
While okra (also steamed) is perfectly partnered with ginisang bago-ong. And I can think of 101 other ways of cooking okra and here are a few of them - Okra Recipes.
Radish is a favorite of mine and simple sauteing it with ground meat with a little broth is always heaven for me.
The bell peppers peppers make it to stir-fry dishes, embutido, and a whole lot more.
