A new Oriental food store opened up near me, and
I wandered around looking for stuff I hadn't seen
before. I bought some indonesian fried crackers
made from _Genetum_genemon_ (also known as "padi
oats"), whatever the heck that is. They didn't
have much flavor.

I also bought a fresh banana bud. It's approximately
the size and shape of a Belgian endive, but dark
brown in color. What do I do with it?

Mark Thorson wrote:
> A new Oriental food store opened up near me, and
> I wandered around looking for stuff I hadn't seen
> before. I bought some indonesian fried crackers
> made from _Genetum_genemon_ (also known as "padi
> oats"), whatever the heck that is. They didn't
> have much flavor.
>
> I also bought a fresh banana bud. It's approximately
> the size and shape of a Belgian endive, but dark
> brown in color. What do I do with it?

Some examples (I have had a similar versions of the first two recipes
and the third sounds interesting):


http://indian-food.suite101.com/arti...er_soup_recipe


http://bhakshanam.wordpress.com/2006...r-preparation/

http://indian-food.suite101.com/arti...de_dish_recipe