Semanggi (water clover)

Marsilea minuta

leaf

Four-lobed leaves of a water fern, steamed and served with peanut sauce (pecel semanggi).

Origin

Java (Indonesia)

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

Always cooked: raw, it contains an enzyme that destroys vitamin B1.

Molecules

Beta-carotene (vitamin A) · Lutein and zeaxanthin · Vegetable nitrates · Chlorophyll

Did you know?

In Australia, its cousin nardoo caused the death of the explorers Burke and Wills.