If you are one of the fans of traditional foods, of course you know the round flat, thin-skinned brown, and smelly. Yes, " Dogfruit " ( jengkol in Indonesia ). Dogfruit or Jengkol or Pithecollobium Jiringa or Labatum Pithecollobium typical plants in Southeast Asia, including those popular in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, especially in West Java. Behind the odor generated dogfruit, containing useful benefits for health. According to various studies have shown that dogfruit also rich in carbohydrates, protein, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, phosphorus, calcium, alkaloids, essential oils, steroids, glycosides, tannins, and saponins. dogfruit known to prevent diabetes and diuretic and good for heart health. dogfruit seeds can be eaten fresh or processed. The most common are processed curry, and known by the Sundanese as a "tiger heart". Besides Semur, seeds dogfruit can also be made into chips.
