“Pinakbet or Pakbet”
Pinakbet or pakbet is a popular Ilocano dish of the Philippines. Pinakbet is the contracted form of the Ilocano word pinakebbet, meaning "shrunk" or "shriveled". The basic vegetables used in this dish include native bitter melon, eggplant, tomato, ginger, okra, string beans, lima beans, chili peppers , parda and winged beans. A Tagalog version usually includes calabaza.
Pakbet is usually cooked until almost dry and shriveled and the flavors of the vegetables are emphasized and accentuated by bagoong (shrimp paste)
Pakbet is usually cooked until almost dry and shriveled and the flavors of the vegetables are emphasized and accentuated by bagoong (shrimp paste)
Pakbet is one of the nutritious dish, because it has a different vegetables that has different vitamins. Pakbet is one of my favorite veggie dish.I love the salty taste of it, also the pork that mixed in the pakbet. It was also delicious when there is many ingredients like pork.It is also easily to cook, so everyone can make a delicious and wonderful taste of pakbet.
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