Peeled Petai Beans (臭豆)

Petai beans are a vegetable with a distinctive taste and aroma. They have an unusual taste that is a combination of sweet and bitter. The young beans are in a long green pod, which is covered by a thick light brown membrane. Petai beans are also known as "stink beans" because of the smell they give off when consuming petai. They are admired for their "acquired" taste, health benefits and fragrance.

STORAGE

Petai can be stored in the refrigerator for no longer than 2 weeks, wrapping them with paper to absorb moisture. To keep petai longer, you can freeze the unused portions in soaking water.

FUN FACTS & TIPS

If eaten raw and the taste of petai beans is too strong for your unaccustomed palate, you can eat them cooked first. Add salt to the boiling water. Blanch the beans by immersing them in the water for 30 seconds and then turn off the heat. This will remove much of the "stink" from the beans. They also go well with hot spices in traditional recipes such as stir fried sambal petai and prawns.

Also, If you're looking for a natural remedy to soothe mosquito bites, consider using petai beans. Rubbing the interior of petai skin on mosquito bites can help relieve itchiness and reduce swelling, providing relief from discomfort. Discover the natural properties of petai beans that can help alleviate mosquito bite symptoms and provide a soothing solution for itch relief.

NUTRITION & HEALTH BENEFITS OF PETAI BEANS

• Improve your mood and help you relax
• Reduces the risk of strokes and heart disease
• Reduces the risk of high blood pressure and stroke
• Strengthens your ability to learn
• Detoxifies the liver and reduce blood glucose levels
• Helps with the negative effects of nicotine withdrawal
• Slows the absorption of glucose from the gut
• Helps fight depression 
• Break down food with the help of amino acids 
• Helps grow and repair body tissue
• Good source of dietary fibre

Contains lots of fibre and significant amounts of vitamins C and E, as well as vitamins A, B1, B2 and B3, iron, high potassium and tryptophan

Common Names: Bitter Bean, Parkia Speciosa, Sataw (สะตอ), Petai, Peteh, Bitter Bean, Smelly Bean, Twisted Cluster Bean, Hypsizigus Tessellatus, Bunapi, Parkia Speciosa, 臭豆, 叁巴臭豆, Petai Belacan