We aim to transport you from the mundane to the extraordinary with our exotic ingredients, intoxicating scents, and powerful, skin-improving formulas. Chicken Kapitan from Malaysia: Kari Kapitan is a chicken curry dish from Malaysia made by cooking chicken in a coconut milk-based curry sauce alongside potatoes, Jasmine Rice, and flavorful spices such as candlenuts. On the island of Java in Indonesia, it is used to make a thick sauce that is eaten with vegetables and rice. Kemiri, or candle nuts, are an essential ingredient to speciality dishes throughout south and southeast Asia, as well as Polynesia.

To make tempeh, the candlenuts are pounded with chillies, shallots, garlic and usually belachan shrimp paste and fried in oil. in) in diameter with one or two lobes; each lobe has a single soft, white, oily, kernel contained within a hard shell which is about 2 cm (0. The larvae of the coleopteran Agrianome fairmairei feed on dead candlenut wood, [15] and are considered a delicacy in New Caledonia. The nut is similar (though “rougher”) in flavor and texture to the macadamia nut, which has a similarly high oil content. Candlenuts are a key ingredient in the classic Malay spice paste rempah, and crushed and pounded in other curry pastes or Indonesian sambal sauces.Candlenuts go by many names, including kukui nuts and kemiri , which is the name in the Indonesian language. The genus name derives from the Ancient Greek ἄλευρον ( áleuron), meaning "flour" or "meal", and refers to the new growth which appears to be dusted with flour. Inside the hard, furrowed shell, the nut has a high oil content that allows it to burn like a candle. Beef Rendang from Indonesia: Beef Rendang is a dry beef curry recipe that is very popular in Indonesia.

Manner (April 2006), Aleurites moluccana (kukui) (PDF), The Traditional Tree Initiative: Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry, Honolulu: Permanent Agriculture Resources, p.Candlenuts were widely introduced into the Pacific islands by early Austronesian voyagers and became naturalized to high volcanic islands. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. As you may not be sure as to whether the nuts have been roasted prior to shelling, be sure to cook them to remove any toxicity before eating.