Jengkol (Archidendron pauciflorum, synonym: A. jiringa, Pithecellobium jiringa, and P. lobatum) or jering beans is distinctive plants in the Southeast Asian region. The West calls it a dog fruit. Its seed is popular in Malaysia (called “jering bean”), Myanmar (called “da nyin thee”), and Thailand (called “luk-nieng” or “luk neang”). Indonesian people know it as […]
Category: Nuts
The petai beans (Parkia speciosa)Â or in Indonesian is called petai, probably many who hate this one fruit because of its odious smell. This fruit has a flat round shape with a distinctive green color. In addition, the seeds that are in the form of boards also add to the uniqueness of this stinky fruit. Why […]
Shea butter is edible but world knows it best as main cosmetic ingredients and not something usually found in the kitchen, well unless you are in Africa. For thousands of years, shea butter has been used as healing and skin care properties. History has stated that during Cleopatra’s era in Ancient Egypt, shea butter was […]
Still in the theme about health benefits, this time we will talks about black seed. Do you know about black seed? Yup, Black Seed is one of the species from genus Nigela which have around 14 species that will include family Ranunculaceae. The 14 others species are Nigella arvensis, Nigella ciliaris, Nigella damascena, Nigella hispanica, […]
Pulses are crops that harvested solely for its dry seed, such as beans, pods, and lentils. Widely used in many types of cuisines around the world, pulses are dubbed by many people as the “poor man’s food”. Despite its nickname, pulses are a good source of complex carbohydrates, protein, micro-nutrients, and fiber. As such, they were […]
Have you ever eaten mung beans? Meanwhile, mung beans comes from India and now is growing as a super food in Asia, especially Southeast Asia. Indeed, the mung beans sprouts is the part where it’s beneficial to eat. Mung beans tastes sweet and savory and you can cook it as side dish. In some Asia […]
Surely, you are familiar with peanut than the other bean isn’t it? because these foods are very commonly found in many foods, for example, be used as a spread on bread, candies peanut flavor, and taste the flavor bean pastries. Peanut butter is a food made from ground roasted beans are then processed until smooth […]
Hazelnut is the kind of the nut from the hazel tree that right at the moment become a very popular commodity in around the world. Hazelnuts are produced in large scale of commercial quantities in Greece, Italy, UK, and the half part of the USA. So, hazelnut si largely produced in Turkey, since this country […]
Who among you who never heard about macadamia nut? It is a kind of nut which usually used in some products such as chocolate, candies, cake, muffin and others. We also can found it as ingredients of some beauty product such as shampoo, skin lotion and hair treatment product. Macadamia or known as Macadamia integrifolia […]
Almonds are a type of nut which known as the most nutrients dense nut. People used to consume almond as snack or add it to cookies or cake since it has delicate, crispy and rich flavor. Almonds has been known since long ago by people in the world. Ancient civilization around Mediterrean Sea has used […]