Monday, 15 October 2012

Celery or Parsley?

I'm not sure which is the right name for this plant, but we call it Daun Selom in Malay. Daun selom is normally used raw, eaten with sambal belacan (Malay style sambal - made with fresh chilis that are pounded together with toasted shrimp paste (belacan) in a stone mortar to which sugar and lime juice are added. Originally, limau kasturi or calamansi is used but since this is scarce outside of Southeast Asia, normal lime is used as a replacement.). Daun selom can also be used as garnish for laksa dish  or as kerabu (salad) in Malay cooking.

Yesterday, with help from Google, I managed to find out that it is also called Water Celery or Water Parsley in English. In my opinion, I think both names are suitable because it taste a bit like parsley with leaves that resemble celery leaves...You can refer to this blog, Gardening with Wilson for more information on this beautiful plant.

 Managed to grow 4 pots of this from one cut of leftover plant that my mom bought at the local market.

1. cut the stem and soak them in water
2. now u can see some roots developed in the water
3. transfer to normal pots ; some people suggest pots with no holes underneath, but if you dont have one, just make sure you provide them with lotsa water :)

 "A good garden may have some weeds. " - Thomas Fuller

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14 comments:

  1. TukangKebun15 October 2012 at 22:24

    Naming herb in Malay lagi saya tak tau. So now have to practise my Malay. Welcome back :).

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  2. Unknown16 October 2012 at 16:23

    Tukang Kebon...dah tukar nama ye...same here...byk herbs yang taktau jgk namanya..yg biasa org guna tau la...tp my mom yg byk introduce kat those herbs..bgs makan katanya...utk awet muda hehehe...:)

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  3. kitchen flavours25 October 2012 at 12:35

    Sometimes I am confused over the names too! Glad that it is a success for you!

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    1. Unknown14 February 2013 at 13:12

      Kitchen flavours, thanks for dropping by...and the same goes to u :)

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  4. Bangchik and Kakdah28 October 2012 at 00:01

    Daun Selom..., yeap sedap buat ulam. Setengah tempat daun selom digumpal dengan sambal kelapa... mengancam!!

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    1. Unknown14 February 2013 at 13:13

      betol tu Bang Chik...selalu buat ulam laksa, kerabu & urap...mmg bertambah2 nasik...:)

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  5. Autumn Belle7 November 2012 at 18:34

    Saya pun sedang belajar makan ulam. Daun selom ni memang sedap. Saya boleh makan sebagai salad dengan nasi dan lauk lain, tak payah sambal pun boleh.

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    1. Unknown14 February 2013 at 13:14

      Autumn Belle...betol tu..daun selom,ulam raja antara ulam yg sedap makan mcm tu je...rasa dia pon tak pahit..:)

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  6. suka suka19 November 2012 at 08:01

    akak pun dah semai..macam lasak juga pokok ni ..janji ada aie

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    1. Unknown14 February 2013 at 13:15

      betol tu kak...mmg lasak pokoknya....& mmg kena banyak air..kalau berendam air lagi dia suka....saya guna kaedah self-watering pot...akak cuba la...just guna botol minyak jer utk buat pot tu...:)

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  7. MaDiHaA a.k.a Ratna10 January 2013 at 14:46

    senang je rupanya nak tanam selom ni ye... dulu2 (zaman muda2) tak pandai sgt mkn selom.. tp sejak merasa sekali terus jatuh hati..

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    1. Unknown14 February 2013 at 13:15

      Madiha...mmg senang nak tanam dia...beli kat pasar, rendam sampai tumbuh akar..then semai terus....make sure air banyak...:)

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  8. Unknown11 February 2013 at 18:53

    Very beauty to see.Its really very tough to get this..


    ada remodeling

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    1. Unknown14 February 2013 at 13:16

      Thanks for dropping by, Jack...it's easily available at my place...:)

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