sayur manis

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sayur manis

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noun

  1. Breynia androgyna, a green leafy shrub often used as a vegetable in Singaporean cuisine, such as in soups and stir-fries.[1] It is toxic when eaten raw in large quantities.

    2. Stir-fried with red peppers, shallots and egg in a thin, juicy gravy, sayur manis tasted both rich and nutritious, like very good spinach.

    — 2014 August 14, Konstantin Kakaes. NPR - The Salt, "Sayur Manis: Delicious, But Also Deadly, Greens From Borneo". https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/08/14/340358325/sayur-manis-delicious-but-also-deadly-greens-from-borneo


related:

sayur kangkong kicap manis manis

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cuisine nature

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NParks Singapore - Flora and Fauna Web - Breynia androgyna (L.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.