This week's theme was suggested by NanU.
I want to share with you, the smell which is very familiar here in the Asian countries which is love by some, hate by others. My husband love eating them, but I just don't like the taste.
Petai ( Parkia Speciosa) -sometimes called bitter or stink beans, is an acquired taste.
The beans or seeds look like broad beans. Like mature broad beans, they may have to be peeled before cooking, and split into two with a paring knife , as they are prone to worms burrowing their way in the heart of petai. It has earned its nickname 'stink bean' because its strong smell is very pervasive. It lingers in the mouth and body. Like asparagus, it contains certain amino acids that give a strong smell to one's urine, an effect that can be noticed up to two days after consumption. Like other beans, their complex carbohydrates can also cause strong-smelling flatulence. The beans can be eaten raw or cooked.
Petai contains extremely high potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the petai industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke. High in fiber, including petai in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
The smell that excite the kids, the water in most pools strongly smell of chlorine .When the weather get too hot that warrant a diving trip into the water, who cares about the chlorine smell!
I love the smell of freshly cut wood, not that it's very common find here. These probably were imported from a neighboring country to be used in the construction industry.
The smell that make me nauseous every time!
My favorite smell.
Who could resist the aromatic smell of food. While baking these, the whole house smell of oranges.
The smell of freshly cut grass is so refreshing to me.
16 comments:
Great shoot out! I think I will give the petai a miss though. I love the smells of oranges and cooking and chopped wood. Great work!
Neat shootout, Jama. Interesting beans. I've not heard of them here.
Freshly cut wood is a favorite of mine, too. In french gas stations, there are little plastic gloves available so you don't get your hands stinky - good idea!
yes interesting, I am very taste/smell sensitive - I think I would have to find a different way to releive (as you so delicately say) problems of the bowels.
yes fresh wood/ cut grass and like Pauline says the smell of fresh coffee. I didn't think of any of those this week. Now you tell me.
I didn't have petai until I came to Singapore in the 1990s. I read from Lat magazine how bad it smells, but no, it sisn't smell. I like it. I love eating it when cooked with sambal. Then they say your pee smells. BUT my cleaner did not complain. LOL
Send me some . I love it.
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Sorry, I think I will have to pass on the petai, despite needing any help I can get with blood pressure - I really, really don't need the side effects. Love the smell of wood, before and during burning.
I always delight in the smell of freshly cut grass but mostly because the job is finished! It's so much more enjoyable if someone else has cut it.
Great shoot out!
The beans look very large...like pea pods, almost, only a BIGGER version :)
Your photos are wonderful! I liked the touch of perfume that you've shared...it reminded me of my childhood for some reason, unknown to me of the why, but it's a good thing :)
Interesting post, Jama. I had never heard of petai before but it almost sounds like a "wonder" vegetable! Mmmm. I love the aroma of oranges and fresh-cut wood too.
i like petai too but my mrs cannot stand it :( so it is out of our diet at home :)
Wonderful shootout hon...wow I didn't know you could eat those..thank you for the information..cool beans..well sorta LOL!
I love the smell of fresh cut grass too!! Delicious!!
Hugs, Sarah
I'm curious about those beans; after all, I love asparagus, so why not these?
You found some very fragrant subjects that I wish I had thought of!
I would love the recipe for the cupcakes, I love anything citrus. I had never heard of the beans before and well not sure I'd want to try them. Great photos.
I had heard of stink beans but never knew what they were. Thanks for educating me. I hope that I don't get high blood pressure so that I don't have to resort to eating these.
I could smell every picture but not the first one. I don't think I want to know that smell either!! I noticed the the person that is cutting grass is really suited up. do they always wear all that protective clothing to cut grass?
Interesting post! Even though we live in very different places some smells are universal. The clorine in a swimming pool and freshly cut wood are ones that most people can identify with.
The petai beans and your information about them was interesting. Had never heard of them.
Loved all the photos....
I love your petai picture, it reminds me my childhood, my grandmother always cooked it.
Good smells, yum
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