Tiliacora triandra
Encyclopedia
Tiliacora triandra is a species of flowering plant
native to mainland Southeast Asia
and used particularly in the cuisines of northeast Thailand
and Laos
. In the Isan language
, it is called bai yanang or bai ya nang (ใบย่านาง, literally "yanang leaf"), or simply yanang or ya nang (ย่านาง). In Laos, it is also called bai yanang (ໄບຢານາງ). It is a climbing plant with deep green leaves and yellowish flowers, tolerating only very mild frost.
culture of northeast Thailand
, the leaves are used in the preparation of keng noh mai som ),photo a sour-tasting soup that also includes bamboo shoots
, chilis, salt, citric acid
, and sometimes also oyster mushroom
s, straw mushrooms, cha-om, or other ingredients. Generally the leaves are not used whole, but rather a juice (or extract) made from the leaves is used to make the broth, primarily as a thickening agent rather than for its flavor. This juice may be prepared from scratch, from fresh leaves, or purchased in canned form.photo
In Vietnam, the plant is called dây sương sâm, and be made into a kind of jelly called: "sương sâm".
In Cambodia, it is used as an ingredient in a sour soup called samlar machu
.
In Laos, the leaves are extracted with water using both hands rubbing on leaves back and forth until all the green part in the leaves are out in the water, this is called nam yanang (ນໍ້າຢານາງ) means "yanang water". The yanang water used to make bamboo soup.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
native to mainland Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
and used particularly in the cuisines of northeast Thailand
Isan
Isan is the northeastern region of Thailand. It is located on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong River to the north and east, by Cambodia to the southeast and the Prachinburi mountains south of Nakhon Ratchasima...
and Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
. In the Isan language
Isan language
Isan language is the collective name for the dialects of the Lao language as they are spoken in Thailand. It is spoken by approximately 20 million people, which is nearly one-third of the entire population of Thailand, predominantly in the Isan region of northeastern Thailand. There are also large...
, it is called bai yanang or bai ya nang (ใบย่านาง, literally "yanang leaf"), or simply yanang or ya nang (ย่านาง). In Laos, it is also called bai yanang (ໄບຢານາງ). It is a climbing plant with deep green leaves and yellowish flowers, tolerating only very mild frost.
Culinary use
In the IsanIsan
Isan is the northeastern region of Thailand. It is located on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong River to the north and east, by Cambodia to the southeast and the Prachinburi mountains south of Nakhon Ratchasima...
culture of northeast Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, the leaves are used in the preparation of keng noh mai som ),photo a sour-tasting soup that also includes bamboo shoots
Bamboo
Bamboo is a group of perennial evergreens in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family....
, chilis, salt, citric acid
Citric acid
Citric acid is a weak organic acid. It is a natural preservative/conservative and is also used to add an acidic, or sour, taste to foods and soft drinks...
, and sometimes also oyster mushroom
Oyster mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus, the oyster mushroom, is a common edible mushroom. It was first cultivated in Germany as a subsistence measure during World War I and is now grown commercially around the world for food. However, the first documented cultivation was by Kaufert There is some question about the...
s, straw mushrooms, cha-om, or other ingredients. Generally the leaves are not used whole, but rather a juice (or extract) made from the leaves is used to make the broth, primarily as a thickening agent rather than for its flavor. This juice may be prepared from scratch, from fresh leaves, or purchased in canned form.photo
In Vietnam, the plant is called dây sương sâm, and be made into a kind of jelly called: "sương sâm".
In Cambodia, it is used as an ingredient in a sour soup called samlar machu
Samlar machu
Samlar machu is the Khmer term for a category of sour soups popularly known in English as simply "Cambodian sour soup." The soup derived from the Vietnamese sour soup canh chua....
.
In Laos, the leaves are extracted with water using both hands rubbing on leaves back and forth until all the green part in the leaves are out in the water, this is called nam yanang (ນໍ້າຢານາງ) means "yanang water". The yanang water used to make bamboo soup.
External links
- Yanang page (Thai)
- Yanang page (Thai)
- Tiliacora triandra page (Vietnamese)