pokok kadok in Malay. In Vietnam, the local name of Piper lolot – lá lốt –
When I was living in NTU, Singapore, near my apartment were these
plants which my Penang friend picks to line her plate to cook her
version of otak otak. Now, the Australian cooking competition are using a
kind of leaves. Could be betel, or baichaplu. Have you used them?
Piper sarmentosum is a plant in the Piperaceae family used in many
Southeast Asian cuisines. The leaves are often confused with betel,[1]
but they lack the intense taste of the betel leaves and are
significantly smaller.
Piper sarmentosum is a plant in the Piperaceae family used in many Southeast Asian cuisines.and is known as wild betel leaf.
The leaves are used raw in SE Asian cuisine; for Thais use the leaves to
make Mieng Kum(a popular snack) which is a mix of chopped shallots,
lime, dried shrimp, green chillies an ginger all wrapped up in a wild
pepper leaf. In Malaysia, the leaves are finely sliced and added to Nasi
Ulam (Herb Rice) or as base for the Otak Otak wrapping.
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