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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

KECIPIR

Walking down the Nursery Division, we found lots of fresh 'things'.
As usual, we took home a few 'thing' from this place.
A very lush vine on the edge of the nursery and a half part  of the vine were climbing on the hedge. 
We found a bountiful bean, yes there were lot of 'kecipir' or winged beans.
Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus L) is well known in Indonesia as Kecipir, cipir or jaat.


It's usually sold on the traditional markets.
The young pods are tied using bamboo rope, and sold as vegetable.
The mature bean is usually harvested for the seeds.
The seeds from the mature bean will be boiled as a healthy snack.
Look a few that we got to be taken home.
Fresh young winged beans to be cooked as traditional salad or stir fried.
So lovely... 
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17 comments:

  1. MalarMarch 11, 2015 at 1:12 AM

    We call this kacang botol! nice addition to garden vegetables!

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    1. Endah MurniyatiMarch 16, 2015 at 1:51 AM

      Yes, you're right. It has a lot of name on so many different place.

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  2. Pam's English GardenMarch 11, 2015 at 4:10 AM

    I enjoy seeing those vegetables and fruit grown in Indonesia that are not available here. I can't imagine what your winged bean tastes like. It looks very exotic. P.x

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    1. Endah MurniyatiMarch 16, 2015 at 1:52 AM

      The taste is so crunchy and sweet. Thank you Pamela.

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  3. ♥ Łucja-Maria ♥March 11, 2015 at 5:17 AM

    Very interesting, winged beans.
    That's news to me. Never seen such not.
    Greetings from Polish.
    Lucia

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    1. Endah MurniyatiMarch 16, 2015 at 1:53 AM

      Thank you, Lucia. I hope someday you can try it.

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  4. MargaretMarch 11, 2015 at 5:44 AM

    Those beans are absolutely HUGE! I have heard of them, but had never actually seen them & didn't realize how big they were.

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    1. Endah MurniyatiMarch 16, 2015 at 1:58 AM

      There are so many type of winged bean, short, medium and long winged bean. The length of the short one is about 12-15 cm, the medium type is about 20-25 cm, and the long type is more than 30 cm. The picture above is the medium type.

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    2. MarhalimMarch 15, 2017 at 7:38 PM

      I prever the long types taste. It's mealy and also sweet.

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  5. JoMarch 11, 2015 at 6:59 AM

    There's so many different types of bean but I've never seen any like that before.

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    1. Endah MurniyatiMarch 16, 2015 at 1:59 AM

      I think it's only grown on tropical area with warm and humid weather.

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  6. Simply Handmade FarmhouseMarch 11, 2015 at 8:19 PM

    I love seeing the different veggie and fruits from your country. They are interesting to learn about. Thank you for sharing. Have a happy day!

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    1. Endah MurniyatiMarch 16, 2015 at 2:00 AM

      You're welcome, Teresa. I love to learn about your fruits and veggies too.

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  7. HoneyMarch 11, 2015 at 10:15 PM

    Endah,

    Di sini namanya kacang botol :)

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    1. Endah MurniyatiMarch 16, 2015 at 2:00 AM

      Salam Honey,
      namanya cukup unik ya, apa mungkin mirip botol bentuknya... :)

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  8. Normala SaadMarch 11, 2015 at 10:22 PM

    Ditempat saya pula kacang kelisa

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    1. Endah MurniyatiMarch 16, 2015 at 2:02 AM

      Beda tempat, ternyata beda namanya ya. Sangat menarik.

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