tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28594296239773096522011-11-27T16:19:39.700-08:00Alamat ng Ampalaya is a children's story on how ampalaya(momordica charantia) acquired its appearance.jess8t8noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859429623977309652.post-34366659710998616022008-10-30T08:42:00.000-07:002008-11-11T04:52:53.779-08:00<div style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;"><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=ampalaya-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;asins=9715080189&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /></div><br />This is a <span style="font-weight: bold;">legend </span>or <span style="font-weight: bold;">alamat </span>in Filipino, about how and why the ampalaya got it's bubbly, ugly texture and bitter taste. <a href="http://alamat-ng-ampalaya.blogspot.com/">Alamat ng Ampalaya</a> teaches the children that envy and greed which is not a good attitude can bring untoward consequences.<br /><br />This Filipino children's story was written by Augie Rivera, a talented Filipino author who has won many awards in the field of children's literature. Below are some awards that he received as an outstanding writer.<br /><br />1995 - Best Fiction for Children - National Writers Workshop of the University of the Philippines.<br /><br />1995 - International Board of Books for Young People -<br />Outstanding Book for Young People with Disability<br /><br />1999 - Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature,Third Prize, Best Children's Story<br /><br /><h2>Other children's book written by Augie Rivera</h2>Ang Bata sa Basket (The Baby in the Basket)<br /><br />Xilef<br /><br />Ang Gintong Habihan (The Golden Loom, Filipino Stories)<br /><br />Kids Deserve a Smoke-Free World<br /><br />Sa Ilalim ng Dagat (Under the Sea)<br /><br />Batang Historyador (The Talkative Child)<br /><h2></h2><br />Alamat ng Sibuyas (The Legend of the Onion)<br /><br /><h2>The Ampalaya Plant (Bitter Melon or Bitter Gourd)</h2>(Momordica Charantia)<div style="float: left;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YvMFW77n4iY/SQqNNIP_7cI/AAAAAAAAAKM/I3Z_y6k7lDE/s1600-h/bitter-gourd-plant.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YvMFW77n4iY/SQqNNIP_7cI/AAAAAAAAAKM/I3Z_y6k7lDE/s320/bitter-gourd-plant.jpg" alt="bitter gourd plant" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263174371228249538" border="0" /></a><br />photo credit: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/tanaka_juuyoh/" rel="nofollow"> TANAKA Juuyoh</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YvMFW77n4iY/SQqNM-gs7HI/AAAAAAAAAKE/v6CqLJB-w7I/s1600-h/ampalaya-cross-section.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 229px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YvMFW77n4iY/SQqNM-gs7HI/AAAAAAAAAKE/v6CqLJB-w7I/s320/ampalaya-cross-section.jpg" alt="cross section of an ampalaya" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263174368613952626" border="0" /></a><br />photo credit: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/cbertel/" rel="nofollow">cbertel</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YvMFW77n4iY/SQqNND7SC_I/AAAAAAAAAKU/IC7dWW8iQ0Y/s1600-h/delicious-bitter-melon-recipe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YvMFW77n4iY/SQqNND7SC_I/AAAAAAAAAKU/IC7dWW8iQ0Y/s320/delicious-bitter-melon-recipe.jpg" alt="delicious looking bitter melon recipe" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263174370067614706" border="0" /></a><br />photo credit : <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/hulagway/" rel="nofollow">Hulagway</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YvMFW77n4iY/SQp73XrobTI/AAAAAAAAAJk/xoG-qOPSozo/s1600-h/ampalaya-cooked-food.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YvMFW77n4iY/SQp73XrobTI/AAAAAAAAAJk/xoG-qOPSozo/s320/ampalaya-cooked-food.jpg" alt="cooked ampalaya" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263155305715887410" border="0" /></a><br />photo credit : <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/jetalone/%22" rel="nofollow">jetalone</a><br /></div><br />Aside from it's unglamorous and rocky appearance, ampalaya has also a bitter taste. Other vegetables are nice looking and good tasting like the tomato but ampalaya seems to have all the downsides. It's characteristics however was finely exploited by the author of the Legend of the Bitter Gourd, to teach children some qualities that are not worth bringing into our lives.<br /><br />People find ways to counteract the bitter taste of ampalaya by cooking it together with other recipes. Mixing the chopped ampalaya with eggs can turn its taste delightful to the taste buds and at the same time reaping the many health benefits of ampalaya.<br /><br />Ampalaya is also processed into a tea which are good for fighting against diabetes.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2859429623977309652-3436665971099861602?l=alamat-ng-ampalaya.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jess8t8noreply@blogger.com