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Bonig

Light green berries that came with a pan fried chicken dish I had in Bangkok.

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The chicken dish I had in Bangkok last fall was very spicy and savoury and contained a variety of different herbs. I identified Thai basil and lemon leaves along the usual ginger-chilli-garlic-mixture. The berries in question were of a light green colour and about the size of a pea. Some had something that looked like a tiny stem. The chicken dish actually seemed to be quite common, but still I forgot the name.

Any ideas?

Edit: Bonus question, what could have been the name of the dish?

Posted Apr 12, 2020, 10:58 AM UTC · edited

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paftdunk96•

Pea Eggplant. Very commonly used in Thai cooking

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BonigOP•

Yes!!! That was quick.

I'm amazed how small eggplants can be. Do you have some pea eggplant trivia to share?

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paftdunk96•

I’m not sure if this counts but pea eggplants (and eggplants in general) are actually berries

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BonigOP•

Like tomatoes, right?

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Cpt_Plauze•

...and bananas

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coconut-telegraph•

Pea eggplant is also a different species altogether.

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BonigOP•

Solved!

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hoarderandthewhore•

I’ve seen a lot of Thai recipes call for cardamom , usually dried or ground though. Could that be it?

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BonigOP•

I've never seen fresh cardamom before, so thanks for sharing this with me. Interesting!

It was, however, not cardamom.

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yiannosbond•

Turkey berries!!

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bladezaim•

Capers

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BonigOP•

I know capers. These were different.

Pea eggplant was the correct answer.

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