Sawpo's: Jan 28, 2011

Friday, January 28, 2011

臭豆 (Petai)

Petai sold by Orang Asli along the road side.

As it was not in season during this time of the year, the prices are quite steep. A bunch like this can cost as much as RM 40 to 50, and we only saw a few stalls selling them.

These petai were picked by the locals from the wilderness which taste better than the mass-farmed version we get from the market. According to my cousin, petai can be eaten raw too.

I remember that when I was very young (maybe in preschool or kindergarten), the teacher wanted us to bring a few rice chaff to class. My mom just picked out a few for me from the rice container. But not sure if you can still find these in the rice nowadays after all the processes to clean & sift the rice before being sold in the market.