PETAI / PARKIA SPECIOSA

Sometimes called twisted cluster bean, yongchaak or stink bean in the West, this is a type of vegetable which is easily located locally. This is like durian, you either like it or hate it. It has strong smell so it will be stuck in your mouth, body and even urine after as long as two days. I am spending some time taking out the beans to be cooked.



Most of the time, you need to slice the beans into halves to check whether there are worms inside. It is very common to find them around if there are some black marks outside the bean.



Petai has many benefits to us when consuming them especially to your kidneys. You can find more details here.



There are many ways to cook petai. The most famous ways are with dried sambal, anchovies, shrimps or just eggs. All the different combinations with just garlic and small onions to start with soya sauce is great.



In Johor Bahru, you can get a bundle of 3 rows for cheapest I had seen at RM1.49. In Sibu, you can get it for RM7 a kilo.