Found this little plant growing lots of terong asam (African eggplant) behind the guard house at the entrance of Wind cave in Bau.
And there were plenty more at the market… time to cook ikan asam pedas (hot sour spicy fish dish)!!
November 21, 2008
Terong Asam (African Eggplant)
Posted by mysarawak under food, General, kuching | Tags: african eggplant, sarawak, sour, terong asam, terong iban, vegetable |[3] Comments
June 10, 2009 at 7:35 pm
hi! I wonder what’s nutrition value by eating this Terong Iban? I know its sour and good for mixing it as stew/soup with fishes. thanks
June 10, 2009 at 11:03 pm
Hi lugok,
I found an article on the nutrition of the terong asam on the net. Basically it’s antioxidant and full of Vitamin E.
Enjoy your terong asam!!!
July 6, 2009 at 9:38 am
Recently I was contacted by Michel Porcher of University of Melbourne. He’s a researcher on eggplants. To read more on the variety of eggplants, you can check out his ever-growing database at :
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/new/Sorting/CATALOGUE/EGGPLANTS-intro.html
Cheers!