Ipinagmamalaking ‘lubeg’ ng Cagayan, alamin | Dapat Alam Mo! - video Dailymotion

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Tuwing Hunyo hanggang Oktubre, sagana raw sa mapupulang bersyon ng Philippine cherry ang Lal-lo, Cagayan na kung tawagin nila ay “lubeg.” Ang iba’t ibang gamit rito, alamin sa video.

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00:00Mami Sue, we're blessed to be living in a tropical country.

00:04Look, there are so many fruits that we can grow.

00:07Oh my, that's true, Anjo, right?

00:10Aside from planting, really planting,

00:13can you do something beneficial?

00:15That's my story, you know.

00:22Their forest has become a road that leads to beauty.

00:27Every June to October, the municipality of Lalo, Cagayan,

00:30is expected to plant the red version of the Philippine cherry.

00:35Because this is the season or season when they plant Lubeg.

00:43Yellow, white, and red are the fruits of Lubeg.

00:46When it's ripe, it turns deep red or purple.

00:49It's a sour fruit and it's often dipped in salt before eating.

00:53If you compare it to Sampaloc and Kamyas,

00:56Sampaloc and Kamyas are more sour

00:58because the sourness is lessened.

01:00More than 5 kilos of Lubeg are harvested by the people of Lalo

01:05during its ripening season.

01:07Lubeg ripens fast.

01:09After 3 to 4 years, it bears fruit.

01:13We can say that the fruit of Lubeg is in season.

01:17Because when the fruit of Lubeg bears fruit,

01:21it just falls.

01:23So that the Lubegs won't be wasted,

01:25they squeeze it to make Lubeg juice.

01:31The other fruits are crushed and made into jam and candy.

01:36They also use Lubeg for sourness

01:38in dishes like chicken with sweet and sour Lubeg sauce.

01:42In cooking it, they first fry the chicken.

01:47In making Lubeg sauce,

01:49they add garlic, honey, ketchup, and pepper.

01:53Next, they mix the Lubeg puree from the crushed fruit of Lubeg.

01:57It can also be added with fish sauce.

01:59The sweet and sour taste should still rise.

02:08It's refreshing because the Lubeg is not lost.

02:12Lubeg or Lubak in some places in Luzon,

02:17like Isabela, Aurora, and Nicole,

02:19according to botanist Jason Manz.

02:22Here in Luzon,

02:24the requirement of the season should be tropical

02:27because it cannot tolerate frost.

02:30This is a family of

02:33Duhat, Bayabas, Makopa, and Lipote.

02:36It's native to the Philippines,

02:38but it's also recorded in Taiwan.

02:41Aside from eating,

02:42its leaves can also be used as medicine for wounds.

02:45They extract it and make it antibacterial for wounds.

02:49It can also be used as an ointment for wounds.

02:52But we need further research before we use it.

02:56The Lubeg plantations in Lalo

02:58continue to expand in their municipality,

03:01in Olivia Pascual.

03:03In Agroforestry Park,

03:05we planted more than 4 hectares there.

03:09And in our sanitary landfill,

03:11there are 70 trees

03:14that always bear fruits.

03:16That's why Lubeg was designated as a municipal tree in Lalo.

03:19As of now,

03:20Lubeg's fruits are not yet harvested or sold,

03:24and it can be sold for free

03:26in their municipality.

03:28Sometimes, the trees just pass by.

03:30There's something else that can bear fruit.

03:33Just look around,

03:34and maybe the red fruit you see

03:37can be a colorful business and profit.

03:40That's the story you need to know.

Ipinagmamalaking ‘lubeg’ ng Cagayan, alamin | Dapat Alam Mo!

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