Friday, October 17, 2014

What is Ubi Gadong?= even Malaysians have not heard of it.

 The soaked chopped up Ubi Gadong is strained and poured into a sprayer container. Although not seriously poisonous it is advisable to handle this material with caution.


The liquid is then sprayed all over the plants.

It is said that during the hunger years of  the Japanese invasion of this country this root was being processed and consumed by the locals in order to subsidize the lack of regular staples like rice and so on.. However the method of preparing the root takes a whole lot of work as it can be detrimental to the health.
 Dioscorea daemona (atau D. hispada Dennst.[1], D. hirsuta Dennst., Dioscorea triphylla Auct. )


The root is being chopped up and soaked in order to extract the juice or sap from the root that will be used to spray on to the padi. This entry is just for own personal information so that i can share it with those who ask of this subject in the future,. like what do you use as insecticide for the plants? This is only one of the method as there are other means too like growing flower plants along the edges to attract insects.

Ubi Gadong is a creeper plant with thorns on the stems and leaves.. 
This is what a processed Ubi gadong would look like when prepared as food for consumption.

Soak the chopped up pieces  for about two to three hours before use.





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