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90 views and no one knows?.......must admit i have never seen it before.............my gf from Surin recognised it, guessing at 10 baht a bag it must be some type of foragers vegetable.............apparently it can be used in gaeng som

heres a photo may help

 

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My wife calls it "toon", though it might be the similar "bon".

 

https://www.thaitable.com/thai/ingredient/koon

 

Koon   คูน, ออดิบ, ตูน a type of elephant ear plant

 

In northern Thailand and Laos, koon is known as ‘toon’. In the south, however, it’s named ‘au dib’. Koon is also known as ‘bac ha’, a Vietnamese name, at Asian supermarkets. 

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Koon is also related to 'bon', a similar edible plant that tastes great, but can cause itchy irritation when eaten.

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26 minutes ago, thaiflyer1 said:

90 views and no one knows?.......must admit i have never seen it before.............my gf from Surin recognised it, guessing at 10 baht a bag it must be some type of foragers vegetable.............apparently it can be used in gaeng som

heres a photo may help

 

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https://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/project/value_addition/Vegetables/075.html

 

 

 

 

 

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6 minutes ago, thaiflyer1 said:

That looks like it................wonder why she spelt it so different

Could be "bon" - see my edit above.  But I see ก้านคูน and ก้านบอน ... ??? galadium / Colocasia  Some have oxalic acid in them. 

 

https://fongza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Herb246-300x157.jpg.

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From one of the above links.................

At farmers markets, koon is often labeled ‘taro stem’. Koon, though related to taro, is not taro. Koon is also related to 'bon', a similar edible plant that tastes great, but can cause itchy irritation when eaten.

 

Notice the word bon..............nearly the same sound as บอรน

 

Thanks for all the help

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52 minutes ago, steven100 said:

you guys really must be bored ......  

Dont you know it................i couldnt sleep thinking about it, came on here at 2am to ask, then when after an hour no replies got back up to take the photo and post...............finally got to sleep around 5am.

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3 hours ago, Oxx said:

No need to be snippy.  If you'd spelt the word correctly in the first place it might have helped.  It's บอน

Indeed if my thai gf had given me the correct spelling that is what i would of posted....................she has now been suitably spanked.

 

Thanks for the link ......................

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7 hours ago, thaiflyer1 said:

That was my thinking.................trying to work out the word บรอน ......must be the correct spelling, as she spelt it to me

 

Get that spelling verified by someone else. Might be missing a tone mark.

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