Tongtak

Zingiber odoriferum

fruit · spice

Fruits of a ginger, ripe or green, salted and eaten with rice; the very young stems as a vegetable.

Origin

Java

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The fruits are washed and salted; the very young stems, stripped of their sheaths, are cooked for a few minutes.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

In Sundanese it is also called balakatoa.