Bean Sprouts
Season: All year round | Flavor: Sweet
Bean sprouts grow from Mung Beans, they add some crunch to dishes
Benefits : High in fibre, Folate and vitamin B.
Primary uses : Salads, sandwiches and stir-friend dishes
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Pea eggplant
Season: All year round | Flavor: Slight bitter taste
Small green peas clustered together with short stems resemble small grape bunch.
Benefits : Packed with Sodium
Primary uses : In pickles, soups, authentic Thai chilli paste.
Young Green Pepper
Season: All year round | Flavor: Mildly pepper-like
Green Peppercorns are the unripe berries of a tropical vine, Piper Nigrum. The same berries are processed to make black pepper. They are popular in French, Thai, and Western European cuisines.
Benefits : Good for digestive tract as it helps reduce several types of stomach distress. High in Iron, vitamin K, and antioxidants.
Primary uses : In pickles and spicy stir-fried dishes
Yam Beans (Jicama)
Season: All year round | Flavor: Sweet
Looks like Potato and is crispy & juicy
Benefits : It's health benefits are mainly derived from the unique mixture of vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, and other organic compounds, including dietary fiber, vitamin B6, C, E, Folate, Pantothenic acid, Potassium, Magnesium, Manganese, Copper, Iron, and a small amount of protein.
Primary uses : Eaten fresh or in salads
Eggplant
Season: All year round | Flavor: Creamy texture and meaty, savory flavor
Delicate egg shaped glossy vegetable with white meaty flesh and a spiny stem.
Benefits : Very low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Vitamin C & K, Thiamin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Pantothenic Acid, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Copper, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Folate, Potassium and Manganese.
Primary uses : Savory dishes, Italian dishes
Banana Leaf
Season: All year round | Flavor: Sweet
Large aromatic leaves, highly used worldwide in various cuisines
Benefits : Contain large amounts of Polyphenols such as Epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG, also found in green tea. Polyphenols are natural antioxidants found in many plant based foods.
Primary uses : sometimes cooked-in dishes else dishes are served on them.