Ubod: versatile uniquely Filipino vegetable from diverse plant

ubo4dFor some bizarre reason, I always thought that the ubod, or heart of palm, came from the center of an entire coconut tree trunk. Obviously, that is incorrect, not to mention that a LOT of heart of palm comes from several different types ofAlso known as lumpiang sariwa (fresh lumpia).. Ubod is the heart of the coconut palm where the leaves and the nuts are formed. The tree dies when the ubod