[Penang, Malaysia] Indonesian Nasi Padang lunch at Restoran Pusako

If anything, they are like banana flower buds - which I originally mistook them for - until @Presunto pointed that out to me. Slightly fruity but without a distinct taste, maybe because the dish we had here was sautéd with dried shrimps, which would’ve altered its own flavor profile. I enjoyed the dish more for its textures: delicate, almost like asparagus.

Not distinctly tart like lily buds.

Those are boiled cassava leaves, called daun singkong in Indonesian. Traditionalists would have a bit of the cassava leaves, together with rice and other meats, in each mouthful as they eat nasi Padang with their hands.

This short clip by a visiting Indonesian tourist showed her eating, Indonesian-style, at Restoran Pusako.

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Floral and delicate tasting. A tiny bit bitter. We dropped by the previous day and had a long chat with both the boss and head cook. To most people these flower buds taste bitter (according to the cook), but my bitter threshhold is so high…

First time eating real Indonesian food with my hand. Not much rice entered my mouth.

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Thanks for the info Peter. And all your reports!

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