makhuea pro (Thai bitter eggplant)
organism / organism-solanum-virginianum
マクア・プロー / Solanum virginianum L.
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Short definition
A bitter nightshade widely eaten in Thailand. The fruit turns yellow when ripe; unripe green fruit is eaten raw or used in curry. Regional names include makhua hyun (Isan) and others.
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Other names: มะเขือเปราะ (th), makhuea pro (th-Latn), มะเขือหืน (th, identification medium), Solanum virginianum L. (la)
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Scope: Kamphaeng Phet Rajabhat University’s regional knowledge database (มะเขือเปราะ, makhuea pro).
Note: The page is a secondary regional knowledge database that cites medthai.com. This is not a generalization from a single recipe.
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organism-solanum-virginianum —is_eaten_as→ "Eat the unripe green fruit raw with nam phrik (chili paste), or add it to kaeng pa (jungle curry) or kaeng phet (spicy curry)."