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Imagine that you trekking are concrete jungle by just about every South-East Asian city. The first, which, that you notice is the hotchpotch tempting, some odors, downright rank. In the midst of urban smell Rama stands out a sweet fragrance plant. It is lemon grass. And it is almost everywhere.

This herb is Indonesian and other Asian kitchens, which are popular in the West in recent years Thai, Vietnamese, important, Cambodian. And lemon grass takes a lot of the credit for the light and aromatic character of the South-East Asian cuisine. It is for lightening meat Laden, greasy dishes appreciated and strong fish smells. Thai people swear on their legendary medicinal properties.

To really understand the role of lemon grass in Thai cuisine, NAJ, visit's a family-run restaurant and cooking school Bangkok busy convent road. The son, shows Tanaporn Markawat us where he is some of its components.

 

"So now we are herbs in the garden." "We have over 50 herbs", he says, pointing out over the Court. "We have Lemongrass, basil, cumin, pandanus... the key ingredients that we in Thai cuisine to use."

Tanaporn removes the hard, fibrous outer layers of a stalk Lemongrass, revealed his pink inner and unleashes an incredible smell.

Inhale deeply, and are a fragrance, intense and decorated like a Curlicuing record crafted eaves of the roof of a Buddhist temple.

Dependent, and too much oil Asian restaurants on frying and deep frying can be a problem. But lemon grass, Tanaporn says, lift the weight to oil, and replace this weight with a vegetable sharpness and an exquisite lightness.

"In most of the Thai courts, we use the lemon grass, it is very important," he explains. "Sometimes when you have the Curry, Curry is oily and Lemongrass can help to digest, it can help, circulation." "It is very healthy is", he says.

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Thai mixed salad fresh Lemongrass leaves at NAJ on betel, restaurant serves Bangkok.

Anthony Kuhn/NPR a freshly mixed Thai Lemongrass salad on betel is served a Bangkok restaurant goes to NAJ,

To really understand the power of the lemon grass, food you have a bunch of the stuff... in the form of salad, Thai Lemongrass raw. It is a dish, you will find rare in restaurants outside of Thailand, but it is not hard to make. Lemongrass is always on the Asian markets and grocers in the United States

Tanaporn cuts several Lemongrass stalks in small slices. Crunch add bits of dried shrimp, squid, and peanuts. Small chili peppers provide punch - far above its weight. Finally Tanaporn pours on a Federation lime juice, fish sauce and sugar. He throws the salad and serve, the wrapped it in jade green colored betel leaves. The resulting dish is typically Thai in its combination of citrus fruits, seafood, hot, sour, salty and spicy aromas.

Lemon grass grows wild and in gardens throughout South East Asia. Tanaporn's mother explains Luckananaj that if to get Thais in their gardens a few herbs with dinner Cook go, what it is again with Lemongrass. It is only what it for go.

Tanaporn also shows, such as important Lemongrass, Tom yum is Gong, Thailand's most iconic soup. He says that the Lemongrass helps to prevent that the shrimp overwhelmed fine soup coconut and other flavors.

Lemongrass is also a key ingredient in the cuisine of Indonesia, spicy rendang, beef or chicken, rice and salsa-fragrant spices such as Sambal.

At Jakarta-bed and breakfast, owner and cooking Teacher Clara Sitompul prepares one of their specialties: beef soup with Lemongrass flavour.

First, Sitompul cut the beef into cubes. She will then bring to the taste of the Lemongrass, something no Indonesian cuisine without.

It's called a stone slab with pestle a Cobek that is used to grind spices. Then stir-fries them the onion, lemon grass and ginger.

Sitomopul is cooking the beef and terminated the soup by adding a plate with celery, onions, tomatoes, pepper, coriander and lemon peel damsel.

She says the best way to describe the taste of lemon grass is by its effect: appetizing, adjacent to the Pawlowschen.

"If you cooking, you will be hungry with this lemon grass if you smell," she says joint system of course proudly from the hearty, spicy soup.

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