Thursday, October 20, 2005
Organic food of Sikkim
There are vast varieties of fruits and vagetables found in Sikkim. A land of which made up of mainly mountains. Large rivers carry mountain stream, melted snow and rains thus prividing plenty of unpolluted fresh water. The sami-tropical forest and the rich agricultural land grows almost anything. Fruits and vagetables either growing wild or from the farm use no chemical or fertilizer at all.
I have tasted so many types of organic food, but only some of it were recorded into my digital camera. The cooked vagetable will not be introduced here as they are too many to mention.
Tree tomatoes : Grow freely, can easily be found at the back yard. It taste just like ordinaly tomato. Like its name, it grows on a tree. A true organic vagetable.
Lauka(White Gourd, one that cuts into half), a common farm vegetable found in the market, very fresh.
Cucumber, it looks a little different from ours. Quite large but smell and taste great. The people there eat fresh with salt. You know, it is served in a gethering to the guest. Nice, just like we served water melon. Farm vegetable.
A picture of a tree tomato.
Squah, in pearl white, looks lovely, it is one vegetable that everyone likes. An easily grown vegetable that can be found in any household. Almost the whole plant can be eaten. The fruit usualy cuts into slices and cook with turmerit powder (yellow ginger). grow wild
This picture is decorated with Dalle. Beautiful as its name, but it is a very, very hot chilli. It is also known as Round Cherry Chilli. Farm vegetable.
Nakema (one that in the plastic bag). This is a unique seasonal wild growing plant; very, very bitter. It has good medicated value, especially good for high blood presure people. It may be found in the wild, but it is very expensive. More than RM10 per kg. Surprise isn't it?
Mustard Leaf, A delicious organic food. The seed of this plant is used to make the familiar mustard.
Karela (Bitter gourd), usually very small in size, but it taste very original as compare with ours. Perhaps it is due to free of fertilizer and generic modification.
I have lost some of the pictures, therefore was unable to introduce more to you. Apology...
I have tasted so many types of organic food, but only some of it were recorded into my digital camera. The cooked vagetable will not be introduced here as they are too many to mention.
Tree tomatoes : Grow freely, can easily be found at the back yard. It taste just like ordinaly tomato. Like its name, it grows on a tree. A true organic vagetable.
Lauka(White Gourd, one that cuts into half), a common farm vegetable found in the market, very fresh.
Cucumber, it looks a little different from ours. Quite large but smell and taste great. The people there eat fresh with salt. You know, it is served in a gethering to the guest. Nice, just like we served water melon. Farm vegetable.
A picture of a tree tomato.
Squah, in pearl white, looks lovely, it is one vegetable that everyone likes. An easily grown vegetable that can be found in any household. Almost the whole plant can be eaten. The fruit usualy cuts into slices and cook with turmerit powder (yellow ginger). grow wild
This picture is decorated with Dalle. Beautiful as its name, but it is a very, very hot chilli. It is also known as Round Cherry Chilli. Farm vegetable.
Nakema (one that in the plastic bag). This is a unique seasonal wild growing plant; very, very bitter. It has good medicated value, especially good for high blood presure people. It may be found in the wild, but it is very expensive. More than RM10 per kg. Surprise isn't it?
Mustard Leaf, A delicious organic food. The seed of this plant is used to make the familiar mustard.
Karela (Bitter gourd), usually very small in size, but it taste very original as compare with ours. Perhaps it is due to free of fertilizer and generic modification.
I have lost some of the pictures, therefore was unable to introduce more to you. Apology...
