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Eat your greens

Fresh fruit is plentiful in season, but despite the tropical environs, fresh vegetables are often hard to come by.
Below, a young boy wades into the greasy-gray waters of Marikina River to gather kangkong for the family meal.  Kangkong is a spinich-like vegetable used in several Filipino dishes that, depending upon where it is harvests offers an excellent source of vitamin C, iron and by times an assortment of heavy metals.
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Tita Bubba
Tita Bubba
15 years ago

Now that will put hair on your chest, Popeye!
Glad to hear that everyone is continuing to have rewarding and safe travels!

ifoundme
ifoundme
15 years ago

kangkong is very nice especially when cooked like adobo. i just don’t eat it when i’m in manila… 🙂

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