AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center -- avrdc.org

African Vegetable Loaf

Brassica — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 06:51:45 +0000

Serves six Preparation time: 40 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients Tender baobab (Adansonia digitata) leaves, 100 g Carrot, 100 g Onion, 200 g Cassava or potato starch, 1 tablespoon Minced meat (beef, chicken, fish, mutton, or pork), 200 g Ground black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon Garlic cloves, 5 Salad oil, 1 tablespoon Salt, 1/2 teaspoon [...]

The post African Vegetable Loaf appeared first on AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center -- avrdc.org.

Spider plant (Cleome gynandra)

Brassica — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 06:07:57 +0000

Common Names Spider plant, cat’s whiskers, spider flower, spiderwisp (En); feuilles caya, mozambé (Fr); volatin, masambey, jasmín de río (Sp); 西洋白花菜 (Cn) Plant Distribution Naturalized throughout the tropics Edible Parts Sharp, mustard-flavored tender leaves and shoots are eaten boiled or in stews. Health Values Beta-carotene: high; vitamin E: low; folic acid: high; ascorbic acid: extremely [...]

The post Spider plant (Cleome gynandra) appeared first on AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center -- avrdc.org.

Pas de Deux Salad

Brassica — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 02:08:00 +0000

Serves four Preparation time: 40 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients Water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica) shoots with tough petioles removed, 2 portions of 50 g each Onion, 2 stems of green onion and 1 bulb onion of 80-100 g Cherry tomato, 8-10 Pepper, red and yellow sweet, 80-100 g each; chili, 3 of small size [...]

The post Pas de Deux Salad appeared first on AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center -- avrdc.org.

Open Day 2013

Brassica — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:11:14 +0000

More than 70 scientists and representatives from Taiwan government agencies, seed companies and farmers’ associations toured AVRDC’s headquarters campus during Open Day 2013 on 17 May to get a look at advanced yield trials of tomato and the international chili and sweet pepper nurseries, see the Genebank and Demonstration Garden, and visit displays about the [...]

The post Open Day 2013 appeared first on AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center -- avrdc.org.

Healthy Jelly

Brassica — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 06:53:36 +0000

Makes 20-25 jellies Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Ingredients Ashitaba (Angelica keiskei) leaves, 70 g Apple, half (about 200 g) Agar powder or plain pectin, 1 1/2 teaspoons Sugar, 70 g Water, 600 ml Preparation 1. Rinse ashitaba leaves, cut into small pieces, and blend with water in a blender until smooth. [...]

The post Healthy Jelly appeared first on AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center -- avrdc.org.

School gardens set to flourish in Bhutan

Brassica — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:17:01 +0000

Dyno Keatinge, AVRDC Director General, and Warwick Easdown, AVRDC South Asia Regional Director, visited Bhutan from 15-19 May 2013 to explore opportunities for collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF). Bhutan will participate in the upcoming Vegetables Go to School project, which will focus on promoting school gardens and increasing children’s consumption of [...]

The post School gardens set to flourish in Bhutan appeared first on AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center -- avrdc.org.

African eggplant and okra

Brassica — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:08:15 +0000

Serves 6 Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Ingredients 2 big tomatoes 2 onions 2 carrots ¼ kg okra 8 tbs cooking oil ½ kg African eggplant 2 cups water 2 eggs Salt to taste Preparation • Wash, peel, and chop the tomatoes finely. • Wash and chop the onions. • Wash, peel [...]

The post African eggplant and okra appeared first on AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center -- avrdc.org.

Endive (Cichorium endivia)

Brassica — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 05:58:36 +0000

Common Names Endive, escarole (En); chicon, chicorée endive, scarole (Fr); escarola, escarol crespa (Sp); 苦苣, 菊苣 (Cn) Plant Distribution Europe, North America, Central Asia, tropical Africa Edible Parts Rosette or curled leaves are eaten raw in salad, boiled, steamed, sautéed, or cooked in soups, stews and mixed vegetable dishes. Blue flowers are used raw as [...]

The post Endive (Cichorium endivia) appeared first on AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center -- avrdc.org.

Amphibious Porridge

Brassica — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 02:41:55 +0000

Serves four Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients Tropical violet (Asystasia gangetica) shoots, 100 g Rice, 1 cup Fish fillet (codfish, perch, or milk fish), or salted sardines, 100 g Salt, 2 teaspoons Water, 1.5 liter Preparation 1. Rinse and dry tropical violet shoots. Cut into 3-cm pieces, set aside. 2. Rinse [...]

The post Amphibious Porridge appeared first on AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center -- avrdc.org.

Rice Ball Bean Soup

Brassica — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 02:47:25 +0000

Makes 30 rice balls Preparation time: 60 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients Tender drumstick (Moringa oleifera) leaves, 75 g Sticky rice flour, 300 g De-hulled mungbean (Vigna radiata), 90 g Adzuki bean (Vigna angularis), 100 g (soaked in cold water overnight) Sugar, 200 g (20 g for mungbean, 180 g for adzuki bean) Water, [...]

The post Rice Ball Bean Soup appeared first on AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center -- avrdc.org.