What's this?

[Yorky]

Looks like dragonfruit to me.

 

[Morning Glory]

Looks like dragonfruit to me.

Nope

 

[Morning Glory]

I've seen this, is it the Thai fruit that stinks, name escapes me ATM.

Galangal?

Neither of those - the stinking one is Duran, I think.

This plant is used in Thai cooking (flower, stem, seed pod) but the root part isn't so much. The root is used much more in Chinese cooking.

 

[Yorky]

This plant is used in Thai cooking (flower, stem, seed pod) but the root part isn't so much. The root is used much more in Chinese cooking.

I decided to cheat.

I asked my wife.

She hasn't a clue!

 

[Yorky]

It doesn't look to me like mara but it could be a type of melon?

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Lotus Root?

 

[Morning Glory]

It doesn't look to me like mara but it could be a type of melon?

Nope!

 

[Morning Glory]

Lotus Root?

Correct!


When you cut them open they look like this (@The Late Night Gourmet used some in a dish recently).

 

[Yorky]

Thais use lotus stems; top right.

But personally, I've not seen the root used.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Thais use lotus stems; top right.

But personally, I've not seen the root used.

I was eating lotus flower buds only this week in Vietnamese cooking

 

[rascal]

Never come across this one. We learn every day.

Russ

 

[Morning Glory]

What's this?

 

[Yorky]

Long pepper?

 

[Herbie]

Long pepper?

I thought you were joking but it looks like that's what it is! A new one for me.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Long pepper?

Had to look that one up, but I think you're right as well.