http://www.cookasianfood.com AN ASIAN FOOD JOURNEY Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:35:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.cookasianfood.com/tropical-fruit/rambutan-tropical-fruit-nephelium-lappaceum/ http://www.cookasianfood.com/tropical-fruit/rambutan-tropical-fruit-nephelium-lappaceum/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:40:28 +0000 admin http://www.cookasianfood.com/?p=2241 The tropical fruit Rambutan, Nephelium lappaceum, is one of Asia’s best known fruits. The Rambutan fruit looks slightly strange at first, encased in a rather tough reddish skin covered with bristly spines but the Rambutan flesh is succulent and sweet. Widely grown throughout S.E.Asia, Rambutan trees can grow to a height of almost 20 meters [Read More...]]]> http://www.cookasianfood.com/tropical-fruit/rambutan-tropical-fruit-nephelium-lappaceum/feed/ 0 http://www.cookasianfood.com/tropical-fruit/jackfruit-artocarpus-heterophyllus/ http://www.cookasianfood.com/tropical-fruit/jackfruit-artocarpus-heterophyllus/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:35:54 +0000 admin http://www.cookasianfood.com/?p=2010 The Jackfruit, Artocarpus heterophyllus, is an enormous tropical fruit which can grow up to about 3 feet in length. Native to S.E.Asia the Jackfruit is the largest tree borne fruit in the world. Jackfruit is the national fruit of Bangladesh. The outer husk of the Jackfruit is hard and spiny, green when the fruit is [Read More...]]]> http://www.cookasianfood.com/tropical-fruit/jackfruit-artocarpus-heterophyllus/feed/ 1 http://www.cookasianfood.com/vegetables/chinese-broccoli-gai-lan-brassica-oleracea/ http://www.cookasianfood.com/vegetables/chinese-broccoli-gai-lan-brassica-oleracea/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:53:32 +0000 admin http://www.cookasianfood.com/?p=1928 Chinese Broccoli is a member of the Brassica Oleracea group which includes Broccoli, Cabbage, Kale, Cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts. Chinese Broccoli is also known as Gai Lan, Kai Lan or Chinese Kale. Chinese Broccoli is slightly bitter with a hint of pepper. Unlike Broccoli where only the flower buds are eaten, with Chinese Broccoli, the [Read More...]]]> http://www.cookasianfood.com/vegetables/chinese-broccoli-gai-lan-brassica-oleracea/feed/ 0 http://www.cookasianfood.com/drink/fuyu-persimmon-fruit-juice-drink/ http://www.cookasianfood.com/drink/fuyu-persimmon-fruit-juice-drink/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:45:01 +0000 admin http://www.cookasianfood.com/?p=1718 Fuyu Persimmon make a very refreshing fruit juice drink that brings out the full flavour of the Persimmon fruit. Simplicity itself to make, this Fuyu Persimmon fruit juice drink makes a pleasant change from the more common fruit drinks and is packed with vitamins. You can adjust the sweetness by varying the quantity of sugar. [Read More...]]]> http://www.cookasianfood.com/drink/fuyu-persimmon-fruit-juice-drink/feed/ 1 http://www.cookasianfood.com/tropical-fruit/fuyu-persimmon-diospyros/ http://www.cookasianfood.com/tropical-fruit/fuyu-persimmon-diospyros/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:17:20 +0000 admin http://www.cookasianfood.com/?p=1679 The astringent Hachiya Persimmon and the Fuyu Persimmon, which is only slightly astringent when unripe, are both fruits of trees of the Diospyros genus. Diospyros means ‘food of the Gods’. The Fuyu Persimmon, Diospyros kaki, resembles a flattened and somewhat squared off tomato with deep orange skin and light orange flesh. Whilst there are several [Read More...]]]> http://www.cookasianfood.com/tropical-fruit/fuyu-persimmon-diospyros/feed/ 0 http://www.cookasianfood.com/vegetables/thai-eggplant-makhua-puang-solanum-torvum/ http://www.cookasianfood.com/vegetables/thai-eggplant-makhua-puang-solanum-torvum/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:54:06 +0000 admin http://www.cookasianfood.com/?p=1658 This Thai Eggplant or aubergine known in Thailand as Makhua Puang, comes from Solanum torvum widely known as Turkey Berry. The fruit are in fact the the small green pea sized berries which grow in large clusters. These berries turn yellow when fully ripe but are harvested for use when they are still green and [Read More...]]]> http://www.cookasianfood.com/vegetables/thai-eggplant-makhua-puang-solanum-torvum/feed/ 0 http://www.cookasianfood.com/tropical-fruit/dragon-fruit-pitaya-hylocereus/ http://www.cookasianfood.com/tropical-fruit/dragon-fruit-pitaya-hylocereus/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:41:00 +0000 admin http://www.cookasianfood.com/?p=1606 Pitaya, better known as Dragon Fruit, is the fruit of a cactus of the genus Hylocereus. Native to Central and South America, Dragon Fruit are now widely grown in S.E.Asia. Dragon Fruit are available in several varieties. There are red skinned Dragon Fruit with red flesh, red skinned Dragon Fruit with white flesh and whilst [Read More...]]]> http://www.cookasianfood.com/tropical-fruit/dragon-fruit-pitaya-hylocereus/feed/ 0 http://www.cookasianfood.com/drink/fruity-drinks-dragon-fruit/ http://www.cookasianfood.com/drink/fruity-drinks-dragon-fruit/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:12:31 +0000 admin http://www.cookasianfood.com/?p=1563 One of the most exotic fruity drinks has to be this Dragon Fruit drink, a refreshing and really fruity combination of Dragon Fruit, Banana and Yoghurt. Some people say that Dragon Fruit is fairly tasteless but this recipe brings out all the tropical flavour of this most attractive fruit. Serve it in a glass or [Read More...]]]> http://www.cookasianfood.com/drink/fruity-drinks-dragon-fruit/feed/ 0 http://www.cookasianfood.com/tropical-fruit/tamarind-tamarindus-indica/ http://www.cookasianfood.com/tropical-fruit/tamarind-tamarindus-indica/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:11:02 +0000 admin http://www.cookasianfood.com/?p=1395 Tamarind is a very large and bushy tree with fruits that vary in length between 7 and 15cm. The fruits are encased in a brittle brown shell which can be prised open easily when the fruit is ripe. Inside this shell, the Tamarind fruit can have anywhere between 1 and 12 brown seeds depending on the variety.]]> http://www.cookasianfood.com/tropical-fruit/tamarind-tamarindus-indica/feed/ 1 http://www.cookasianfood.com/vegetables/thai-eggplant-makhua-phro/ http://www.cookasianfood.com/vegetables/thai-eggplant-makhua-phro/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:29:10 +0000 admin http://www.cookasianfood.com/?p=1121 Makhua Phro is a Thai Eggplant or Aubergine about the size of a golf ball. Belonging to the genus Solanum, this Thai Eggplant is one of several eggplants popular in Thailand where they are an essential ingredient in curries including the well known green and red curries. ]]> http://www.cookasianfood.com/vegetables/thai-eggplant-makhua-phro/feed/ 1