Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

belinjo fruit

Italian translation:

MALINJO, BLINJO, o BELINJO

Added to glossary by Verdiana Votta
Dec 24, 2005 15:18
18 yrs ago
English term

belinjo fruit

English to Italian Other Food & Drink
potato crisps;
crisps made from the belinjo fruit;
vanilla powder;
soya-bean jelly;
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MALINJO, BLINJO, o BELINJO

http://www.asiafood.org/glossary_1.cfm?alpha=M&wordid=2762&s...
Melinjo Nut
Gnetum gnemon

The small oval fruits of the gnemon tree, which are both red and green, contain a seed which is used to make tantalising, deep-fried crisps known as melinjo nut crackers. In Indonesia they are called emping melinjo or belinjo. They may be labelled 'melinjo wafers', 'dried bitter nuts' or 'bitter nut crackers'. Some brands list the ingredients as melinjo nuts and tapioca starch. Others simply state that they are melinjo nuts, and indeed they look like nuts which have been rolled out thinly. One source states: 'The fruit consists of little more than the skin and a hard pip. The whole fruit is boiled, dried and then flattened . . .' Another source says the seed is ground into flour, then pressed into a thin wafer and dried in the sun. Whatever the method, the crackers are parchment coloured, thin circles 2.5-3.5 cm (1- 1 1/2 in) in diameter, with somewhat jagged edges.

http://food.oregonstate.edu/glossary/b.html
MALINJO, BLINJO, or BELINJO (Gnetum ganemon)
is an evergreen tree that has fruit about one inch long and shaped like a very large bean. The pulp is removed and the kernel pounded fat and round. These sun-dried disks become quite brittle. They are then dee-fried in oil into crisp wafers.
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agree dieter haake : buone Feste
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