[Herb & Spices] Andaliman

[Pepy]

I have posted this article long time ago on my blogspot, it was on November 3, 2006. Does anybody know what andaliman is? The plant grows wild in Tapanuli, North Sumatra. This andaliman also has a natural antioxidant source. It's part of the Rutacea family and close to a Szechwan pepper. Andaliman spice is usually added as one of main spices in meat or fish cooking in North Sumatra cuisine especially Tapanuli (Batak) cuisine.
As I wrote at http://indonesia-eats.blogspot.com/2006/11/spice-andaliman.html for the english version and http://evimeinar.multiply.com/journal/item/272 for bahasa Indonesia's version before, andaliman is a small, green, round fruit. The dried fruit of andaliman has an aromatic odor that, for most species, can be described as lemon-like, with more or less pronounced warm. The taste is pungent and biting; it may take some time to develop, but in the end produces a strongly numbing, almost anesthetic feeling on the tongue.

The Food Technology and Industry bulletin of Bogor Agriculture University stated that andaliman is a specialty spice. The food has been added by andaliman, will have a long life. It’s assumed that andaliman has an anti-microbial and antioxidant activity.

I picked this name for my display name on blogspot before I chose Indonesia-Eats. Just to remind myself where my ancestors came from.

[MiNDY]

gw blom pernah nyobain Pep. secara masakan SuMut juga ga tau :D

[Rita]

Pepi: jangan lupa buah asam cekala.........wuaaaahhh top markotop deh.....cocok untuk ikan or daging2an.....bener enak banget.....,
waktu si buah andaliman baru dipetik kayanya dia berwarna hijau en lama-lama jadi hitam ya.....tapi tambah enak....,en andaliman ini kayanya cuma ada di bagian sumater utara aja ya?????

[Pepy]

Rita: bener bunga kecombrang, daun mangkokan dan asam kandis/gelugur itu pakem yg suka dipake di Sumaera Utara.

Dita: pepper ini emang gak gitu populer di Jawa kecuali org2 yg suka makan masakan Sumatra Utara

[DITA]

wooowww...Pep! Gue terkesima bacanya. Postingannya bagus bgt. Seumur2 gue baru tau Andaliman *kaciman deh*. TFS ya, dear.

[Rita]

Hai Pep, andaliman termasuk bumbu yang harus selalu ada di dapurku.....rasanya memang sensasional banget buat aku, getir-getir gimana gitu, tapi bikin ketagihan hehehehehe..apalagi buat ngebumbui ikan or daging ditambah kecombrang plus buahnya yang asem2 tuh (lupa namanya) wah enak buanget.....sayangnya memang andaliman ini gak mudah didapat di pasar-pasar tradisional, kadang harus khusus di toko bumbu batak kalau di Jakarta. Mungkin kalau di Medan lebih gampang ya.........anw masakan batak ternyata buat aku pribadi punya sensasi yang beda deh...pokoke wuenak banget.....oke thanks dah sharing info about andaliman...........salam andaliman.........