Sens079 Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 The petai beans have a strong, nutty flavor that is either loved or reviled, but their pungency mellows when cooked. Anyone into this dish and share where to find good ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerYam Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 Yes. Petai is nice to eat and got health benefits, especially for men.. Most of the time, I buy petai in Malaysia.. Petai sold in Malaysia are unpeeled bean form. ShengSiong sell in the packet form which imported from Thailand. Look good but expensive. If you want a good petai, go to kampong in Malaysia. They pluck for you. Quote Life is short! Don't wait for the last minute to do what you like to do! Just do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyc Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 Mama's cooking the best 😋 unfortunately don't know where to find good ones. Over 10yrs ago when I recommended this dish for a lunch gathering, my friends never heard of it and likewise an acquired taste so not everyone love them. These days easily found even in hawkers. In our house it was never cooked. Missed those days. The sambal is cooked and raw petai and raw pieces of cabbages are serve together. @TigerYam Nice to know they still have it in MY. In my younger days, I had to cut thru the thick pods just to take out the petai. Than there is the laborious task of deskinning the outer light brown membrane. Yes these days they are sold everywhere and prepared. For those who have never tried or bought please do split the petai. If you eaten petai unsplit than you probably had extra proteins 😁😜. Petai are prone to having tiny white worm so always advisable to split them as you always find them at the core. And when you have petai, someone going in after you would know for a day or two 🙈🤭 7ay_kai 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nivek Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 Extra protein is good, right? If you don't split it you don't even know! 7ay_kai 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerYam Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 @shyc Daddy cooking is not bad. You can try... Haha... Petai worms are okay to eat. No worry! Nowadays, people learned from ChapChaiBoom, cut(split) the petai into half, so that the dish of petai look more. LoL. I also learnt it to cook my Sambal Petai. In Malaysia, there are 2 types of petai...which I always name them Big and Small. The small petai consists of alcohol, eat more can drunk. Big one...very heavy smell, some people dislike. Quote Life is short! Don't wait for the last minute to do what you like to do! Just do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyc Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 30 minutes ago, TigerYam said: @shyc Daddy cooking is not bad. You can try... Haha... Petai worms are okay to eat. No worry! Sounds like an invitation to homecooked dinner 🫢 and I gather dress code is birthday suit? 🤔 Shy is pescatarians and exclude crustaceans too 😏 so worms are a no, no. 😱 Joke aside, seriously, I think petai only gain popularity in recent years here. I might be wrong but even the Muslims here hardly eat them. It's more popular in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, No? So, many here may not know about the worms, let alone they never even seen the actual pods it comes in. 44 minutes ago, TigerYam said: In Malaysia, there are 2 types of petai...which I always name them Big and Small. The small petai consists of alcohol, eat more can drunk. Big one...very heavy smell, some people dislike. Urm are we still on topic of petai or pantat? 😏 😈 Petai also know stink bean so obviously is an aquired taste but if like me used to eat raw than the current way of eating/cooking is mild. 😏 Lastly I think some Thai restaurant do serve them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerYam Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 @shyc dining in a birthday suit is quite relax and enjoy the meal freely. Haha.... Yes. Petai can have a lot of cooking types. Since you are pescatarian, I don't mind to serve you(just my recommendation) in the local style... such as 1. Fried Anchovies and Petai (Chinese) 2. Fried Petai and Mixed Veggies (Vegetarian) 3. Grilled Fish and Petai (Western). 4. Raw Petai as salad (Malay) (sauces and favors depend on personal liking) 5. Fried Petai Eggs (My signature dish) Petai is famous in South East Asia. Why Singapore Malay don't eat Petai? Just my view (no comment), petai are very expensive veg in Singapore. In addition, a lot of our people here have not seen the petai trees. Petai are imported from Thailand and Indonesia. I always order my Thai food... Sambal Petai with Shrimps. Not cheap.... Philippines people also eat petai. In Malaysia, the big stink bean which they called Petai Kacang and small stink bean, called Petai Padi. These 2 types are still within our topic. FYI, pantat, in Malay...known as catfish. Petai topic... can be discuss further. Anyway, too long... nobody like to read. Haha... Quote Life is short! Don't wait for the last minute to do what you like to do! Just do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leckmich Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 who knew petai could be so pe-tai-taining, lol i guess it petain-s to your taste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyc Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Food cultures has always been rather interesting unfortunately here we know too little and with everyone chasing a different dreams. Hard to come by someone who's in the know. Also as we become more cosmopolitan we lost many of our own and inherited many of others. We hardly see Buah Binjai or Buah Belimbing though belimbing has made a comeback due to Indian migrants. Sadly many locals no longer know how this is prepared. @TigerYam thx for the inputs on Petai Kachang and Petai Padi. Guess only in Malaysia where it still is commonly eaten do we have this differentiations. And yes it can lead to long conversations on this topic especially since Petai tree is also part of NPark heritage trees. Frankly your listing of servings does sound salivating 😜, am afraid I am only familiar with no. 1. as the most commonly found here in eateries. Undeniably looks like daddy Yam is a great cook indeed, on writings for now as the proof is in the tasting 😁 🤭 . However out of puzzled curiosity, hopefully the dining experience is not of just a Petai fest? 🤔 Might just end up in an aromatic evening. 🤭😁 @leckmich does sounds interesting to arouse your palate? You are most welcome to the unsplitted ones for a more daring adventure. 😏 Almost like a Russian roulette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leckmich Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 it is an open invitation to you by chef yam, shy. an aromatic and possibly erotic dventure. lol, just kidding no, i don't like the smell of petai, sorry, lol TigerYam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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