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cuy (II.). The wax gourd is a beautiful fruit, being similar in 

 outward appearance to a watermelon. The meat is made into 

 preserve or cooked like the squash. 



Horse-radish tree. — Moringa oleifera Lam., marungay (II.), 

 V.) , malungay (T.) . The fruit and young leaves are boiled and 

 eaten. 



Chick-pea. — Cicer arietinwm L., garbanzos (Sp., II., T., V., 

 Pam.). Extensively imported from Spain and used for food in 

 most parts of the Philippines. 



Common bean, habichuelas. — Many varieties of beans are 

 grown in the Philippine Islands and their value as an article 

 of diet is becoming more and more appreciated. Most of them 

 are consumed when green. 



Tomato. — Tomate (Sp.), camatis (II., T., V., Pam.). Toma- 

 toes can usually be obtained in the market. During the rainy 

 season, however, they are somewhat scarce, so that the relative 

 cost is high. A favorite dish is a mixture of rice, fish, and 

 tomatoes. 



Breadfruit. — Artocarpus communis Linn., rima (Sp.), pacac 

 (II.) , camansi (T., V., Pam.). The seedless breadfruit may be 

 roasted or used to make preserves. The seeded fruit is often 

 boiled with squash and meat. However, breadfruit is not plen- 

 tiful, and it is not a very common article of diet. 



Batao. — Dolichos lablab L., batao (Sp., T.), parda (II.) . 

 Batao is very similar to the bean in appearance. Only the 

 young pods are eaten. 



Papaya. — Carica papaya L., papaya (Sp., IL, T., V., Pam.). 

 Papayas grow in the cultivated and wild state in the Philippine 

 Islands and can be obtained in quantities, except during a part 

 of the rainy season. Those introduced from the Hawaiian Is- 

 lands are the finest. The ripe ones are eaten raw with salt or 

 lemon, or both, or as a salad, while the green ones are cooked 

 for sauce and with meat. They have the property of making 

 meat more tender, due to the presence of the proteolytic ferment, 

 papain. 



Cucumber. — Cucumis sativus L., pepino (Sp., IL, T., V., 

 Pam.). The cucumber grows very readily in the vicinity of 

 Manila, although it cannot always be purchased in the market. 

 This is probably due to the need for cultivation and care in its 

 growth. Gardening has not reached a high degree of develop- 

 ment; consequently vegetables requiring attention are not 

 plentiful. 



Amargoso. — Momordica charantia L., amargoso (Sp.), paria 

 {U.) , ampalaya (T.), sampalla iY.),apalia (Pam.). Amargoso 



