Sunday, May 15, 2011

Sweet potato tops


This is sweet potato. Here in the US they plant this together with other plants in a huge pot because it has a nice yellowish color it blends well with other plants. But in the Philippines we don't usually put it in a pot for decoration because  the top of this sweet potato plant we use it for salad. I always remember my mother used to bring this from school and she make a good salad from this. She blanch the top leaves with hot water, then she prepare vinegar, salt, tomatoes and onions then mixed it to the sweet potato leaves. 

                               The sign that spring is here. This buds is from forsythia bush.

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16 comments:

  1. ♥♥ Willa ♥♥May 15, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    Just seeing your "talbos", I could instantly think of a hundred things I could eat it with. :)

    Green Monday

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  2. xinexMay 15, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    Hi Kim, I always wondered if that is the same talbos ng kamote that we eat. Is it? Can we only eat the top part? Thanks for stopping by. It's like you who would notice whether or not I ate lunch, LOL. I can't even remember is I took a break to eat....Christine

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  3. MitchteryosaMay 15, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    Talbos ng kamote with bagoong na isda, perfect!

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  4. AWNMay 16, 2011 at 5:04 AM

    wow...tingin ko sa monitor ko..salad na..hahaha yum, yum,

    Happy GM.

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  5. vernzMay 16, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    blanched with bagoong.. perfect! manang Kim was here for GM...

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  6. PinxMay 16, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    hmmm...too bad i don't eat "talbos" but i love the other green healthy veggies.. visiting your Green Monday entry hope you can visit mine too!

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  7. xinexMay 16, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    Thanks for the info, Kim. Last year I planted 3 on top of the secret garden and they grew so long cascading down. I never used the leaves but dug out large sweet potatoes after the leaves froze.....Christine

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  8. CarolynMay 16, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    wow...this is great..can you tell me how to plant this sweet potato? yeah i remember mom made a salad with the leaves of sweet potato...

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  9. Arvin U. de la PeñaMay 16, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    makapagtanim nga din niyan,hehe..green na green talaga..

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  10. January ZeleneMay 16, 2011 at 10:43 PM

    wow ang galing.. sarap na ate Kim..

    Visiting from Green Monday
    Hope you can come and visit my GMs: Missy Yellow, Celebrating 6th Month, May 15, 2011 and Multi-color Bracelet. Thanks!

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  11. EdenMay 17, 2011 at 1:49 AM

    Sarap ng talbos ng kamote with bagoong and chili..hehehe.. Nice Blue Monday post.

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  12. rayaMay 17, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    wow talbos, I miss! beautiful greens you have there.. thanks for dropping by!

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  13. Schooling MumMay 17, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    Very beautiful shots! Sweet potato salad is my fave! It tastes so divine to me! Lol. Pwede ba yang maluto yang ganyang klase?

    I hope you can visit My Indoor Green entry. See yah!

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  14. Mel_ColeMay 17, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    Yum! They look so healthy! Hope to see you in my G Monday post here.

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  15. moonstarMay 20, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    Ooh, they are so nice,i'm a fan of talbos too, LOL. kangkong, kamote, any green that i can eat. thanks for joining.

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  16. mommy Orkid BelleMarch 5, 2012 at 1:38 AM

    I like eating it too mixing with my soup! It's really good! :)

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