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Kaffir lime leaves are small to medium in size and oblong in shape, averaging 3-5 centimeters in diameter and 8-12 centimeters in length. The top of the thick leaves is glossy and deep green, while the underside of the leaves is porous and a pale, matte green. Kaffir lime leaves grow in pairs and grow in a double leaf formation, which means two leaves grow on either side of the stem and appear to mirror each other. There is a prominent central midrib or vein and the tips of the leaves can be slightly rounded or very pointed. Kaffir lime leaves have a strong citrus taste and aroma that is said to be a blend of mandarin orange, lemon, and lime. PRODUCT INFO Kaffir lime leaves, botanically classified as Citrus hystrix, grow on a thorny bush that can grow to be 1-10 meters in height and belong to the Rutaceae, or citrus family along with oranges, lemons, pomelos, and grapefruit. The kaffir lime plant is valued for its fragrant leaves and its fruit's peel and is popularly used in culinary and medicinal applications in Southeast Asia. Also known as the Kieffer lime, Bai Magrood, Thai lime, Limau Puru, and Makrut limes, Kaffir limes have been given new names in various cultures to respect and avoid the use of derogatory words. In South Africa, kaffir is an offensive slang word used in racist connotations, so many retailers have taken to calling the fruit by its scientific name, while others prefer the Thai word for the fruit, Makrut lime. USES Kaffir lime leaves can be used in both raw and cooked preparations such as boiling, steaming. They can be used fresh, dried, or from a frozen state and the thick leaves are never consumed whole, but rather steeped and later removed, or sliced very thinly. Kaffir lime leaves can be sliced and used in salads or shredded and used in fish cakes. They are also widely used in soups such as tom yum and hot and sour shrimp, curries, fried rice, pastes, and stir-fries. Their herbal citrus flavor can be used to infuse desserts such as custard and ice cream. Kaffir lime leaves pair well with lemongrass, basil, cardamom, curry leaves, mint, tamarind, turmeric, cumin, galangal, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, jasmine rice, meats such as lamb, chicken and pork, mussels, and coconut milk. They will keep up to two weeks when stored fresh in the refrigerator and up to one year when stored in a sealed container in the freezer. SEASON Kaffir Lime Leaves is available year-round.

PRODUCT INFO Boiled cassia leaves are a vegetable and herb that can be easily found in the market. In addition to being used to make food to eat In the textbooks of Thai traditional medicine, there are also many uses of the cassia tree, such as to cure constipation, to nourish blood, to nourish bile, to improve appetite. help get rid of dandruff Clean hair, make me moisturized, shiny, etc. and in addition, Cassia also contains a substance "Barrachon" (Baracol) that has a sedative effect. and has the effect of being a mild sedative to make you sleep well But it's not that it will work as many people understand. Because in the cooking process to be safe, the water must be boiled first. USES Boiled cassia leaves are used as food in many countries such as Thailand, Burma, India and Malaysia, etc. In Thai traditional medicine textbooks have recorded the benefits of cassia in many areas, such as being used to relieve constipation. Used to cure insomnia use to clean hair Makes hair moist, shiny, no dandruff, helps appetite, nourishes bile and nourishes blood, etc. In addition, it is also popularly used for cooking, such as curry, cassia, a young leaf. which is a tree that grows well in every region of Thailand to cook In addition to eating in the household It is also popular to treat guests at various festivals such as ordination, weddings, funerals with a bitter taste of cassia. Before cooking, the water must be boiled and discarded first to help reduce toxic substances. and make it taste better when cooked. SEASON Boiled cassia leaves are available year-round.

PRODUCT INFO Cha-om, a tropical member of the acacia family (Acacia pennata) native to mainland Southeast Asia, is a well-loved herby vegetable among Thais, Cambodians and Laotians. The parts that are eaten are the ferny young leaf shoots and tender tips before the stems turn tough and thorny. It has a particular fragrance that may seem unpleasant at first to the unaccustomed, but when it's cooked up, it's so tasty that most people can't stop eating it and the aroma is just part of the package and soon becomes quite likable. USES The most common way cha-om is cooked is with beaten eggs, like in an omelette, which is then cut into squares or rectangles to serve with pungent nahm prik (hot chilli sauces, usually with fermented shrimp paste - nahm prik kapi in Thai) and fried fish (usually Asian mackerel, or pla too). SEASONS Cha-om is available year-round.

PRODUCT INFO ative to the Mediterranean region and cultivated over three thousand years, celery is a biennial, herbaceous plant of the Umbelliferae, botanically named Apium graveolens. A member of the carrot family and related to anise, parsley and parsnips, celery was first recorded as a food plant in France in 1623. Thai celery is hydroponically grown, with long, thin stalks and mature, full leaves. Similar in size to cilantro or parsley, baby celery has an intense celery flavor that is much stronger than that mature celery heads. The strong celery flavor is concentrated in the leaves, though the entire plant is edible. USES Thai celery is not typically used as a substitute for mature celery because the stalks are small and thin. Use celery leaves in pestos, sauces, soups, salads or as an herb. Pair with carrots, mushrooms, asian vegetables, citrus, tomatoes, garlic and onion. Baby celery stalks may be used as an aromatic or chopped and combined with the leaves in cooked preparations. Refrigerate baby celery, keeping dry and well wrapped until ready to use. Season Hydroponically grown baby celery is harvested year-round.

PRODUCT INFO Bai Yor is native to Polynesia. Countries in Oceania It is an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. That area is called "Nonu", Malay called "Megadu", has a language called or a common name in English, Great Morinda or Beach Mulbery or Indian Mulbery. The islanders, the islanders, are very popular to eat. when crossing to Asia The Hawaiian region is also abbreviated as "NONI" (NONI). Some people call it cheese balls. The rotten smell, the villagers call it "Nai Nui", but the general people who know how to use it for cooking and making medicine are called "Yor", Noni Leaf, Noni Tree, Noni Tree Bai Yor is useful as food. If you call it a vegetable It is a perennial vegetable that is large, medium-sized, about 3-8 meters tall. must use method or climbing the top of the leaves which the saplings will give their leaves as food all year round Noni fruit will be released during the winter. Young noni leaves are boiled or boiled as vegetables and dipped in chili paste. Cook red curry, curry with pork, fish, and chicken. The most popular is the bottom of the wrap or banana leaf Krathong wrapped in fish, Hom Mok pork, Hom Mok chicken, Hmong fruit, green fruit. Isan people bring papaya salad instead of papaya salad. Many yummy? have to ask the people of the northeast or those who know who used to pound noni papaya salad together. USES Fresh leaves are used to boil drinking water. Or bring it to dry ground and brew it as a tea to drink. help cure wasting Relieve aches and pains under the wrists, ankles, treat tuberculosis, diarrhea, reduce fever, cough, expectorant, relieve heartburn, diabetes, prevent heart disease and blood vessels, cure gout, help drive menstruation Relieve nausea and dizziness SEASON Bai Yor is available year-round with a peak season in the summer and fall months.

Dried Andrographics Paniculata available from Thailand. All packing size available. Please contact us for more information.