Pinacbit (Bitter Melon and Eggplant)

• 3 long eggplant
• 2 bittermelon
• 10 small okra
• 2 clove garlic
• 1 t. patis
• ½ cup water
• 2 medium-size tomatoes
• ¼ cup aramang [shrimp or ipon (small dried fish)]
• Dash of monosodium glutamate

Wash and slice vegetables. Remove seeds from bitter melon. Cut all vegetables in 2-inch pieces. Mix garlic, patis, water, sliced tomatoes, and shrimp in deep pot. Add melon first, then eggplant; cover and simmer until eggplant is cooked, 5 to 8 minutes. Add okra last.