Kalabasa is one of my favorite vegetables. If you are a mountaineer and a vegetarian you would include this in one of your menu. This can be stir fried with garlic for a simple veggie dish. Beside the picture are sigarilyas I don't know the English tanslation. We bought these veggies from Kalayaan plaza. We were supposed to cook ginataang crab with kalabasa tops but since it was the week of Valentines we can't find kalabasa tops and flower. Anyway this was the reason of the vendor at the market.
When bringing vegetables like kalabasa. It would be best to remove the inner seeds and precut it if possible. Pack it in airtight tupperwares or any tight plastic containers. You can also use zip locks. The good thing if these are pre-cut and well packed, it would be easier to prepare at camp more so if you have several dishes to prepare.
If you want ginataan at camp, another substiture for the coconut cream is the coffee creamer. No kidding. We used it in one of ginataang dishes at Mt. Manabu.
