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Piper chaba
Also called Cabai Jawa
Piper chaba is a creeping or climbing vine in the pepper family, native to South and Southeast Asia. It is grown mainly for its stems, roots and fruit as a spice, and it prefers warm, humid conditions.
Piper chaba, commonly known as piper chilli, is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae native to South and Southeast Asia. P. chaba is called chui jhal or choi jhal in the Khulna Division of Bangladesh, and the states of Tripura and West Bengal in India. P. chaba is found throughout India, and other warmer regions of Asia including Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Sri Lanka.
It is a creeper plant that spreads on the ground. It may also grow around large trees. The leaves are oval-shaped and about 2–3 inches (51–76 mm) long. The flowers are monoecious and blossom during the monsoon. The fruit looks similar to other varieties of long pepper, with an elongated shape that can grow up to 3 inches (76 mm) long. The fruit is red when ripe, which turns dark brown or black when dry.
People in Bangladesh's south-western districts like Khulna Division cut down the stem, roots, peel the skin and chop it into small pieces - and cook them with meat and fish, especially with mutton and beef curry. Chuijhal Meat Curry is a very popular dish in Khulna region. The spicy pungent flavor of Choi Jhal is a year-round additive spice. In Thailand, P. chaba is known commonly as dee plee and also referred to as "Thai long pepper" and it is consumed both in fresh and dried forms. Ground by mortar and pestle, P. chaba is an ingredient in a variety of Thai sauces and pastes, and it is added to soups to mute excessively strong fish flavors.
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