Seagrass meadows, such as this one composed of turtle grass and manatee grass, are an important shallow water habitat. Seagrasses get their energy from photosynthesisâconverting sunlight into energyâand so must live in shallow water touched by the sun.
The mung bean (Vigna radiata), alternatively known as the moong bean, green gram, or mung Sanskrit à¤®à¥à¤¦à¥à¤ / mudga, is a plant species in the legume family. The mung bean is mainly cultivated in India, China, Korea, and Southeast Asia. It is used as an ingredient in both savory and sweet dishes.
This Laing recipe or Bicol laing is a dish indigenous to the Bicol province. Rich and creamy, it's made from dried taro or gabi leaves and coconut milk. In the Philippines, we would buy fresh gabi leaves, separate the leaves from the stalks and dry the leaves under the sun for a couple of hours before we can use them.