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ALOE VERA

THAI ALOE VERA, IS USED IN SMOOTHIES, AND HEALTH DRINKS. THE ALOE VERA IS IN MODERN DAYS A SUPERFOOD. THEREFORE MIXED IN VARIOUS HEALTHFOODS. ALOE VERA IS GROWN IN VARIOUS THAI REGIONS. THE ALOE VERA IS SANITISED, PRE-COOLED AND PUT IN PAPER CARTONS, BEFORE THE DISPATCH. AVAILABILITY: ALL YEAR AROUND. SCIENTIFIC NAME: ALOE VERA

BABY CORN

BABY CORN IS A VERY OFTEN USED VEGETABLE IN WESTERN AND ASIAN COOKING. USED IN SALADS FOR A VARIETY OF APPETIZERS AND HOT AS VEGETABLE AS SIDE DISHES. CAN BE USED GRILLED, BOILED, STIR-FRIED IN BATTER. THE BABY CORN IS PEELED AND EXACTLY SELECTED IN SIZE AS WELL IN COLOR, SANITISED AND THEN PLACED IN […]

BABY POK CHOY

BABY POK CHOY IS ALSO CALLED CHINESE CABBAGE OR MUSTARD CABBAGE. THERE ARE A FEW VARIETIES AVAILABLE, ASIANS PREFER A SMALLER SIZE, AS EUROPEANS. ASIAN GROWN BABY POK CHOY, IS MUCH MORE TASTY, MUCH MORE THEN FOR EXAMPLE THE HUGE DUTCH GROWN POK CHOY WHICH IS SOLD MOSTLY IN EUROPE. IT ALSO MISSES THE MUSTARD […]

BABY TOMATOES

THERE ARE NEARLY ALL TOMATOES AVAILABLE ON THE PLANET GROWN IN THAILAND. SOME VARIETIES ARE SWEETER, THE CONSTANT SUN OF THE COUNTRY SETS GREAT CONDITIONS TO GROW RIPE TOMATOES BABY TOMATOES ARE SANITISED AND PLACED ON TRAYS, PRE-COOLED AND SHIPPED IN PAPER CARTONS. AVAILABILITY: THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SCIENTIFIC NAME: SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM

BANANA LEAF CUPS

BANANA CUPS ARE AVAILABLE FROM 3 CM UP 15 CM. THEY CONTAIN NO STAPLER, JUST BANANA LEAF AND LITTLE BAMBOO STICKS, TO KEEP THEM IN SHAPE. THEY ARE EASY TO FILL WITH VARIOUS FOOD. CAN BE USED FOR HOT OR COLD FOOD. SO THEY ARE A GREAT WAY TO PRESERVE RESOURCES. THE BANANA CUPS ARE […]

BETEL PEPPER LEAVES

THAI BETEL LEAVES ARE USED ALL OVER SOUTH EAST ASIA. IN THAILAND, THE LEAVES ARE USED TO BE TOPPED FOR EXAMPLE: WITH DELICACIES LIKE, DRIED PRAWNS, LIME, SHALLOT, TAMARIND SAUCE, CHILI AND COCONUT CRIPS. THEN THE LEAVES ARE NICELY FOLDED AND USED AS FINGER FOOD. BUT THERE IS NOT LIMIT TO USE THIS LEAVES FOR […]

BIRD EYE CHILI

THAI BIRD CHILI OR BIRDS EYE CHILI. IN THAI CUISINE THESE CHILIES ARE HIGHLY VALUED FOR THEIR FRUITY TASTE AND EXTREME SPICINESS. THEY ARE EXTENSIVELY USED IN MANY THAI DISHES, SUCH AS IN THAI CURRIES AND IN THAI SALADS, THE GREEN AS WELL AS THE RIPE RED CHILIES ARE USED. THEY MAYBE BE EATEN RAW […]

BITTER GOURDS

THEIR ARE TWO MAIN COLORS AVAILABLE IN THAILAND, THE GREEN ONE AND A SLIGHTLY YELLOW ONE, AS WELL AS THE GREEN MINI BITTER GOURDS AS A THIRD OPTION. THE INNER PART OF THE BITTER GOURDS ARE DISCARDED. THE OUTER RING OF THE VEGETABLE IS USED TO STIR FRY. OR SLOWLY BOILED IN SOUP, WHICH REDUCES […]

BLACK GINGER

THE BLACK GINGER IS A FOLK REMEDY HERE IN ASIA, WHEN IT COMES TO SEXUAL STIMULI BLACK GINGER IS ALSO CALLED BLACK GALANGA OR KRACHAI DUM IN THAI. IT IS USED TO COOK WITH AND TO BLEND IN SMOOTHIES. THE BLACK GINGER HAS MOSTLY MEDICINAL ADVANTAGES, BUT IS ALSO USED FOR DRINKS IN MANY OTHER WAYS. […]

BUTTERFLY PEA FLOWER

THAI BUTTERFLY PEA FLOWER IS GROWN 365 DAYS A YEAR. IN THAILAND THEY ARE ALSO CALLED : DOK ANCHAN. OTHER NAMES ARE: ASIAN PIGEON WINGS, BLUE BELL VINE OR DARWIN PEA. THE OBVIOUS BEAUTIFUL BLUE COLOR FLOWER CAN BE USED FOR FOOD COLORING IN MANY WAYS. THEY ARE USED FRESH IN SALADS AND DRIED IN […]

BUTTERFLY PEA FLOWER, DRIED

BUTTERFLY PEA FLOWER IS GROWN IN BUSHES, AND IS GROWN ALL YEAR IN THAILAND. ALSO KNOWN AS ASIAN PIGEON WINGS, BLUE BELL VINE, AND BLUE PEA. THE BEAUTIFUL INDIGO, COLORS DRINKS, DOUGH’S AND FOR AN EXAMPLE RICE. THE FLOWER IS USED FRESH AND DRIED. THE FRESH AND DRIED FLOWERS ARE USED TO BREW TEA, […]

CASSAVA

THAI CASSAVA IS GROWN IN MANY REGIONS OF THE KINGDOM. USED MOSTLY AS STARCH IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY. CASSAVA IS ALSO CALLED: MANIOC, BRAZILIAN ARROWROOT CASSAVA IS SANITISED, PUT IN BAGS, PRE-COOLED AND SHIPPED IN AN COOL ENVIRONMENT. SEASONAL AVAILABILITY: ALL YEAR LONG. SCIENTIFIC NAME: MANIHOT ESCULENTA

CHAYOTE

THE CHAYOTE IS MOSTLY USED IN MIXED VEGETABLES OR RAW IN SALADS, BUT ALSO FRIED. IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD, USED FRIED, MASHED ETC. CHAYOTE AND THE CHAYOTE STEMS & LEAVES ARE USED STIR FRIED AS SIDE-DISH IN OYSTER SAUCE. CHAYOTE IS SANITISED, PRE-COOLED AND SHIPPED IN PAPER CARTONS. PACKAGING CAN BE ARRANGED TO […]

CHINESE CHIVE BLOSSOMS

CHINESE CHIVE BLOSSOMS ARE USED IN MANY WAYS IS ASIAN COOKING. THE CHINESE CHIVE BLOSSOMS ARE ALSO USED IN EAST-WEST COOKING, CHINESE DIM SUM OR AS A REPLACEMENT FOR BEAR LEEK OR RANSOMS. THE BLOSSOMS AND STEMS ARE SANITISED, PUT IN BAGS AND PRE-COOLED, THEN SHIPPED IN AN CONTROLLED COOL ENVIRONMENT. THE BLOSSOMS ARE ALSO […]

CHINESE CHIVE LEAVES

CHINESE CHIVE LEAVES ARE USED IN MANY WAYS IS ASIAN COOKING. IS ALSO KNOWN AS GARLIC CHIVES, ASIAN CHIVES AND CHINESE LEEK. THE PLANT IS THE SAME, WHICH ALSO DOES PRODUCE THE CHINESE CHIVE FLOWERS. THE LEAVES ARE USED FOR EXAMPLE IN CHINESE DIM SUM, THAI FRIED NOODLES, OR ANY CREATIVE EAST-WEST COOKING. THE LEAVES […]

CHOYSUM OR FLOWERING CABBAGE

CHOYSUM BELONGS TO THE FAMILY OF BRASSICA CHINENSIS. BASICALLY A VEGETABLE OF THE POK CHOY VARIETY. ALSO KNOWN AS FLOWERING CABBAGE, AN CLASSIC SIDE DISH, OR IMPORTANT INGREDIENT IN ASIAN CUISINE. BOTH THE BEAUTIFUL GREEN COLOURED LEAVES AND THE STALKS ARE USED FOR COOKING. THE YELLOW BLOSSOMS ARE A NICE DECORATIVE ITEM, AS WELL AS […]