Aired (January 19, 2024): Tunog mamahalin pero kaya raw palaguin — ‘yan ang asparagus! Ang pag-aalaga maging pagbebenta nito, ibinahagi sa ‘Dapat Alam Mo!’ Alamin sa video.
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00:00 If you're able to eat expensive food,
00:02 the next vegetable we'll be covering is a side dish in your main course.
00:06 That's my favorite!
00:07 Asparagus is a great source of nutrition.
00:11 But it's also being used in our--
00:14 Asparagus?
00:15 -It's hard to find. -I've read about that expensive restaurant.
00:17 -Yeah, asparagus with bacon. -It's a good choice.
00:19 Mmm.
00:19 How do we take care of it so that it's really nutritious for our body?
00:23 That's the story of JP Soriano.
00:26 Asparagus is my favorite.
00:29 It's high-end, if you will,
00:30 and it's always a side dish in hotels and restaurants.
00:35 It costs up to 600 pesos per kilo.
00:39 It sounds expensive, but it's affordable.
00:42 It's a plant that's been grown in Tarlac and Laguna.
00:54 In 2015, Sunny Tan and his business partner Jeffrey Dimatulac planted asparagus.
01:03 My father is the pioneer of asparagus here in Tarlac.
01:07 He came home from Taiwan and bought seeds.
01:11 He brought them here.
01:13 Until now, we've been producing them directly.
01:17 They planted 2 hectares of land for their production.
01:21 They took care of the plants in the nursery for 2 months.
01:25 After 2 months, we transferred them to the asparagus tree.
01:30 We watered them, took care of them,
01:33 sprayed them with water, soap, and spray.
01:36 After 1 year, we can harvest them.
01:40 They say the asparagus plants have a pleasant climate.
01:45 You need sandy loam,
01:47 and you need lime to make the production of roots easier.
01:54 We use chicken manure as fertilizer.
01:56 They say they harvest up to 100 kilos of asparagus every day.
02:03 We sell them wholesale for 350 pesos.
02:06 Retail prices are 400 pesos per kilo.
02:10 We supply them to Baguio, Angeles, and Manila.
02:15 Asparagus can grow in the nursery.
02:18 I started this small farm to provide for my family.
02:24 We got our asparagus seeds from a friend.
02:29 We then started to grow them.
02:35 Proxy has 6 asparagus plants in her nursery.
02:39 We have a backyard setup.
02:41 It's to convince the kids to plant vegetables.
02:45 Even if they don't have a large area,
02:47 they can still plant asparagus in the backyard.
02:52 It's not that hard.
02:55 Asparagus is not just a side dish for their family.
02:59 Now, we'll see how to cook our tofu with asparagus.
03:05 We'll fry our tofu.
03:07 Our tofu should turn golden brown before we remove it.
03:14 We'll blanch our asparagus in boiling water.
03:17 After a minute, we'll remove it.
03:21 Then, we'll put it in a pot with ice
03:26 to retain the crispiness of our asparagus.
03:30 For our stir-fry, we'll add ginger, garlic, and white onion.
03:36 We'll now add our tofu.
03:40 We'll add soy sauce and oyster sauce
03:43 to enhance the flavor of our tofu.
03:47 Then, we'll add our asparagus.
03:52 Our asparagus with tofu is now ready.
03:56 While it's still hot, let's try it.
04:01 It's sweet.
04:05 It's delicious because it has a temple.
04:07 Asparagus is one of the most nutritious vegetables.
04:10 According to nutritionist, Randolph,
04:12 Asparagus is a type of vegetable
04:15 that is rich in essential vitamins and minerals,
04:19 especially folate, potassium, vitamin C, and vitamin A.
04:25 Asparagus is also a good source of antioxidants.
04:29 It prevents the accumulation of free radicals in our body
04:34 and reduces the chances of chronic diseases.
04:38 Vegetables like asparagus are important to our body.
04:42 It's important to learn how to plant and care for them.
04:48 I'm JP Soriano, and that's the story you need to know.
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