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.