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Comment on Salak or snake fruit by clare

clare — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:11:33 +0000

For a taste on farm contact http://www.capetrib.com.au/ Cape Trib Exotic Fruit Farm. In the large cities, Asian stalls at the big markets (Victoria Market, etc.) and the Vietnamese sections of town (such as Footscray, Cabramatta) are also good places to start

Comment on Salak or snake fruit by terry mitchell

terry mitchell — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:28:22 +0000

love to find a supplier for this fruit can anyone help

Comment on Solar Eclipse 2012 movie & photos by Lel

Lel — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 10:22:57 +0000

I just loved it when it pulsed. what an amazing sight.

Comment on coconut and jicama by Nasi Ulam | tropical cuisine

Nasi Ulam | tropical cuisine — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:08:11 +0000

[...] whatever is in the garden – Italian parsley, Gai Lan, mustard greens stems, Chinese celery or jicama (also called yam bean). A dash of fresh lime juice and good quality fish sauce add the final [...]

Comment on Jobfish with rice paddy herb & butter sauce by Nasi Ulam | tropical cuisine

Nasi Ulam | tropical cuisine — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:07:26 +0000

[...] I love the balance of the mild nuttiness of plump brown rice and the intense kaliadascope of herbal flavours in this dish. It is fabulous served with grilled fish which is how we’ll be eating it tonight (see my previous post here). [...]

Comment on Kaffir Lime Chicken by Africanaussie

Africanaussie — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 04:35:40 +0000

Oooh that sounds yummy – will have to put that on the menu for this week.

Comment on Pan cooked fish with rice paddy herb sauce by clare

clare — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 08:06:44 +0000

Hi Nicky

The long leaf or sawtooth coriander certainly does settle in if it gets in your lawn, but it is a completely different herb to rice paddy herb. Rice paddy herb (Limnophila chinensis var. aromatica), as the name suggests, needs a very moist, shady spot so it is best planted on the edge of a pond or under a shaded dripping tap. I’ll post a photo soon

Comment on Brazilian spinach by Pasta Brazilian | tropical cuisine

Pasta Brazilian | tropical cuisine — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 06:12:57 +0000

[...] hardy green is a must for a tropical food garden. I have written about it before here and [...]

Comment on Pan cooked fish with rice paddy herb sauce by Nicky Jurd

Nicky Jurd — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:15:36 +0000

The rice paddy herb (or sawtooth coriander as we call it) is going crazy in my back lawn. If anyone wants to come dig some out they’re most welcome! We have an endless supply.

Note: Try not to let it get into your lawn.

Comment on Jobfish with rice paddy herb & butter sauce by Pan cooked fish with rice paddy herb sauce | tropical cuisine

Pan cooked fish with rice paddy herb sauce | tropical cuisine — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 06:31:32 +0000

[...] posted this originally here, when I cooked it with jobfish, a lesser known but great fish for matching with strong flavours. [...]