Mangoes, pineapples, and bananas are the most popular fruits in the Philippines, along with numerous other crops like green beans, morning glory. This Asian country also has a long list of locally grown, exotic produce. It is much more climate-adapted and tastier than the majority of European fruits and vegetables that you find in stores. When in season, you can find a lot of the native goods in stalls along the roadsides. Below we’ve listed 15 delicious vegetables native to the Philippines

 or kinchay in the Philippines, is a crisp biennial plant indigenous to Eurasia and is a member of the Apiaceae family. Its “stalks” are much thinner than the chunky stalks of western celery. Chinese celery has a lemony fragrance, similar to the scent of western celery upon cutting off a portion of the stalk.

You’ve undoubtedly tasted the distinctively kinchay spice if you’ve consumed lumpiang Shanghai or chop suey. Chinese celery is hollow in the core and thinner than Western celery. Furthermore, the stalks are fibrous, crunchy, crispy, and delicious in texture. 

The stalk-connected leaves are dark green and typically have three flat, broad lobes with sharply toothed edges that come in various sizes.

第5話 - 5. Kinchay / Kintsay – Chinese Celery