Millettia

Whitfordiodendron erianthum

fruit

Flattened, ridged, hairy fruits five centimetres long, very sour, eaten boiled; from a woody forest vine of Malaysia and southern Thailand.

Origin

Malay Peninsula and southern Thailand

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The fruits are rubbed to remove their hairs, then boiled until tender; they sour the dish like tamarind.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Though it belongs to the bean family, it is not the seeds that are eaten but the whole fruit, for its sourness.