Arrowhead

This weekend is the 2nd weekend that we shop at T3sc0, for a change from the normal trip to G14nt.
There we meet Aunty L1z4, our Hira' car pool partner. She suggest that we buy this Arrowhead, which is selling at RM2.38 per kg. "Benda ni ada masa CNY je, better you try, i masak goreng je, buat macam french fries tu, jadi ngako fries" .
Out of curiousity we bag a kg of this "China Ngako" as the T3sc0 display tag calls them. I am sure the Chinese would cook it more than just as "fries" since I see a Chinese family "borong" nearly 10kg of this Ngako.



The whole plant look like this ...


Goggling, I learn more about this Arrowhead, Chinese Arrowhead/Chi Gu/corms/water potato/Alismataceae ... or if you are still not yet overwhelmed by the many names, try the scientific name Sagittaria sagittifolia L. /(S. trifolia L. Var. sinensis Makino).
From my goggling, I will make a safe assumption that I can treat it like potato.

And Lifestyle suggested cooking is as follow :
Peel outer skin until white flesh is exposed. Remove and discard the shoot. Fry or boil either whole or sliced to remove bitterness. A little sugar may also be added to balance the flavour. Add to braised meats for final cooking, or boil until tender.

As for me, ahhaaaaa new thing to try in the kitchen, not that I am very good in kitchen anyway - but I am in charge so I need to create variety.
I will let you know the Arrowhead adventure in our kitchen, later this week.
Interesting menu for this week !


p/s: photos are downloaded and uploaded by #1. He's brushing his computer skill, sikit-sikit. Senang je, tapi asyik gabra je.

Mention:
Photos and explanation are from >>

1) Singapore Science Center

2) Lifestyle Food