Sold in bunched clusters, still in their pod, Petai seeds are also sold shelled separately in bags. Pods are gathered from the wild, or from cultivated     trees. Petai are exported in jars or cans, pickled in brine.

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AKA: petai, bitter bean, sataw, twisted cluster bean, yongchaa, yongchaak, zawng ah or stink bean

Parkia speciosa

Stink Bean Tree

Petai has earned its nickname 'Stink Bean' because its strong smell is very pervasive. It     lingers in the mouth and body. Like other beans, Petai beans have complex carbohydrates can also cause strong-smelling flatulence.

       

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Yongchaak

      Depending on the country of origin they may be labeled ''Peteh'', ''Petai'', ''Yongchaak'','' Zawngah'',     ''Sataw'', or ''Sator''.

   Petai is a beautiful large tree of the genus Parkia in the family Fabaceae. Petai leaves     are delicate multi-pinnate lacey looking similar to Monkeypod leaf. Leaves have feathery appearance due to small leaflets. Leaves alternate, compound, with 2-5 pairs of glossy     leaflets.

   The Petai tree can grow to about 90 feet (30 meters). Parkia speciosa Hassk. is a Southeast Asian legume of the Mimosae     subfamily, attains a height of 15–30 m and diameter of 50–100 cm, and grows at elevations of up to 1,500 m, with best performance from 500 to 1,000 m.

Stink Bean Tree

    Petai bears long, flat edible beans with bright green seeds the size and shape of plump almonds     which have a rather peculiar smell, characterized by some as being similar to that added to methane gas. Like asparagus, Petai contains certain amino acids that give a strong     smell to one's urine, an effect that can be noticed up to two days after consumption.

Sator Tree

Petai beans are popular in Laos, southern Thailand, Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia, and northeastern India,     and are an acquired taste.

 

 

     The Petai tree bears flowers in a light-bulb shaped mass at the end of long stalks. The flowers secrete a nectar that attracts bats and other pollinators. The tiny flowers mature     and die. Long, twisted, translucent pods emerge in a cluster of 7 or 8 pods. When Petai pods are mature, within them will reside the petai beans or seeds. Flowers bat-pollinated,     seeds smell of garlic, very popular and fruit/seeds sold in markets.

      White flowers borne in heads hanging from stout green stalks up to 50 cm long. Pods hang down from heads in     bunches.

Petai beans or seeds look like broad beans. Like mature broad beans, they may have to be peeled before cooking.

They are best when combined with other strongly flavored foods such as garlic, chili peppers, and dried shrimp, as in "sambal petai", or added to a Thai curry such     as Thai Duck Green Curry. When young the pods are flat because the seeds have not yet developed, and hang like a bunch of slightly twisted ribbons, pale green, almost     translucent. At this stage they may be eaten raw, fried or pickled.

Young tender pods with undeveloped beans can be used whole in stir-fried dishes. In Manipur, a north-eastern state of India, the seeds or the bean as a whole are eaten by     preparing a local delicacy called ''Iromba'' or ''Yongchaak singju''.

  When dried the seeds turn black. In Indonesia, Patai is very popular in the highlands of Java, Sumatra, especially among     Batak, Minangkabau and many other people in different cultures of the island.

Seeds are also dried and seasoned for later consumption.

Ingredients:
1 cup of petai beans
2 onions, cut into wedges
4 cloves garlic, minced
6 dried chilies, remove seeds and soak in water for 10 minutes

1/2 chicken breast, cut into 2 cm slices

2 tbsp. cooking oil

1 tsp. thick soy sauce
2 tsp. soy sauce, or to taste
1/2 tsp. sugar, or to taste
(a dash of salt, or to taste)
1/4 cup water

1/2 tsp. corn flour
water

      Heat oil in wok. Add garlic and stir till fragrant. Add onions and dried chilies and stir till fragrant. Add     chicken and stir for 2 minutes. Mix the thick soy sauce, soy sauce, sugar and water and pour into wok. Stir for another 2 minutes. Add the petai beans and stir for another 2     minutes. Dissolve corn flour in a little water, pour into the wok and stir until the gravy becomes thicker in consistency. Remove from wok and serve with rice. For an extra dose of     spiciness, add chili padi together with the dried chilies.

Ingredients for pounding:
12 shallots
4 cloves garlic
2cm section turmeric
6 stalks lemon grass, finely sliced
3 red chilies

5 tablespoons tamarind
1/2 small bowl of water

150g prawns, shelled and deveined
petai beans from 6 pods

4 tablespoons cooking oil
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1 small bowl of water

Pound the lemon grass, turmeric, chilies, shallots and garlic until fine. Heat oil and fry the pounded ingredients until fragrant. Mix the     tamarind and water, sieve and add together with the bowl of water and let simmer. Add petai beans, sugar and salt. Add prawns when about ready. Remove when the prawns are     cooked. Serve with rice.

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