Comments on: Kulitis – Scientific name: Amaranthus spinosus L.

By: ilokano

ilokano — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:53:18 +0000

Kulitis is very common to us Ilokanos in the province it is called kalunay or kalkalunay in our dialect.There are many varieties of this plant, but in our province the native green with thorn and without thorn is plenty. It is not planted it just grow into our farm, backyard or anywhere where the seeds maybe blown by the air. We cook it half cook and eat it with tomato and bagoong(salted fish) or vinegar and bagoong. It can also be mix with mongo/beans/sardines and others but the best way to cook is just cook half cook.

By: Allan R

Allan R — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 02:53:42 +0000

Gani Casimiro says:
June 16, 2010 at 9:33 pm
Kulitis grows in my garden profusely. Before, I thought it was just one of the many varieties of grass until my neighbor, an old woman who is in her 70′s. told me it is a vegetable. And I believe many treat it as such – as another type of grass because it grows everywhere there is soil: on the roadside, around the tree, beside the fence and, yes, even around the trash.

When I checked out the internet, indeed, it is a vegetable – and a very nutritious one which is good for the body and helps a lot in curing many kinds of illnesses.

I would suggest that our government – the schools included – to acquaint our people about kulitis. It is not hard to grow. There’s no need to put in fertilizer to make it robust.

I add kulitis whenever I cook pakbet. Also, I put it in instant noodles and ginisang sardinas and tinapa.

> we are now currently developing a indigenous recipe (katutubong gulay)here in FNRI – Food and Nutrition Research Institute if you have a good – delicious recipe and willing to share… we appreciate it and file them for recipe hand book… Thanks. Allan R

By: madam

madam — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:40:58 +0000

i have a homework about home remedy can you help me guys

By: PinoyApache

PinoyApache — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 11:53:39 +0000

I don’t know about anything about this plant until my wife just collected wild leaves from our backyard and cook this and educate me about its inherent5 minerals. After that, I began to feel like Popeye.

By: joanne acosta

joanne acosta — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:06:40 +0000

kulitis is such a nutritious vegetable.
it is so high in Vitamin A,C, and Iron..and a cup of kulitis a day can supply a Filipino daily nutritional needs of Vitamin A,C, and Iron.i am a 3rd year student taking up nutrition and dietetics at Philippine Normal University and i have conducted a research study of utilizing kulitis in appetizers as a source Vitamin A,C, and Iron supplement. and it has gone through acceptability and sensory test, and it is acceptable.

i hope more Filipinos will become more interested in nutrition.

By: Edna Calleja

Edna Calleja — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 14:37:20 +0000

I have small garden in my backyard and this Kulitis is always growing and competing with my plants.Ialways discard it knowing that it is just a grass.When my cousin visited me he saw me pulling out the Kulitis and he told me to let them grow because it is edible.He said it coul be added to ginisang monggo or could be added to ginatang manok.Then i started to read about it.I found out that Kulitis is nutritious infact today it has been used as ingredient in some food supplement.

By: Mariyol

Mariyol — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 08:30:28 +0000

It is edible, indeed. A friend gave me a bunch of it with huge leaves, told me it was Filipino spinach. I didn’t recognize it so I let it wilt and dump it. She visited me again with another bunch so I asked her what it is called in Tagalog. I was surprised when she told me it was kulitis, because the kulitis I had known as a young girl had tiny leaves. So I cooked it and when it started boiling, sure enough, the aroma of kulitis that I grew up with took me back to my childhood days in Makati, Philippines. What amazed me also was the medicinal purpose of this dark, green leafy vegetable. With that said, I stuck a stem in water for rooting so I can plant it in my little backyard here at the High Desert of Southern California. I’ve seen this plant grow in my friend’s backyard so I know how much kulitis I will have for life if that little stem roots and grows. Ah, kulitis, glad to meet you again after decades of separation.

By: Gani Casimiro

Gani Casimiro — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:33:06 +0000

Kulitis grows in my garden profusely. Before, I thought it was just one of the many varieties of grass until my neighbor, an old woman who is in her 70′s. told me it is a vegetable. And I believe many treat it as such – as another type of grass because it grows everywhere there is soil: on the roadside, around the tree, beside the fence and, yes, even around the trash.

When I checked out the internet, indeed, it is a vegetable – and a very nutritious one which is good for the body and helps a lot in curing many kinds of illnesses.

I would suggest that our government – the schools included – to acquaint our people about kulitis. It is not hard to grow. There’s no need to put in fertilizer to make it robust.

I add kulitis whenever I cook pakbet. Also, I put it in instant noodles and ginisang sardinas and tinapa.

By: Fraulein

Fraulein — Thu, 13 May 2010 10:19:37 +0000

Actually i planted kulitis sa backyard ko and actually found out its 5’4′ in height. its leaves measures 5 inches in diameter and 7 inches ang haba including the stalks…its actually amazing….law-oy ang luto ko kasi it has a good effect to my kids who has heart ailments…

By: Jomel dela cruz

Jomel dela cruz — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:35:53 +0000

..actually, kulitis is edible, try to cook it with your prepared foods like Gintaang Kuhol