Tom yam kung … a dangerous path! The hottest of all Thai soups owes its burning effect to a small pepper in the shape of a “mouse shit” (1). A generous spoonful of this soup nicely tints in »aubergine » the incredulous face of ill-informed consumers. Hilarious initiated neighbours will rejoice in remembering their own [...]
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Hot Taste!
Posted in Asian botanic garden, tagged chillies, hot taste, peppers on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Smells like hell?
Posted in Asian botanic garden on May 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Markets in South East Asia and Chinatowns all around the world are sometimes filled with a strong and slightly strange odor. It is the season of durians (1), the king of fruits. They look roughly like prehistoric rugby balls, covered with large trianguler spins and so generous is fragrance that they do not have to [...]
The nicest singer … the best fruit :)
Posted in Asian botanic garden on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Interview is in French … the “fruity” part (durian and sambal chilies) is somewhere in the middle. No harm to watch the whole video if you like French jokes or if you are a fan of Anggun.
C’est en français … la partie consacrée aux fruits d’Asie se trouve vers le milieu (durian et piments sambal). [...]
The Deadly Hug of the Banyan Tree
Posted in Asian botanic garden on April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Banyan does not come to life in a fairy tale. A fruit-eating bird might one day drop a seed on an elevated spot of an appropriate tree. Starting as a parasite (an epiphyte) is not an auspicious birth. The following years are creepy as the young plant disserves his common name “strangler fig”. Dropping [...]
