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Posted by LeahM z11 AZ (My Page) on Sun, May 29, 05 at 16:50
Hello
My husband is an avid lover of Thai food. In CA we had the Thai chef of a local restaurant as our best friend. She received two plants of Tom Mai kut ( a thorny bush growing leaves that one uses in Thai soups). One of them died but the other developed well, and the chef used our plant as a source of leaves when she was short of them.
My questions are as following:
1. Can one grow them in Phoenix Az, if planted on an eastern/northern side of the house.
2. Where can one get teh plant?
thanks
Leah M |
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RE: tom maikut
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| I believe this plant used in Thai cooking is leaves from the Kaffir lime tree. You can call local nurseries to see if they're in stock, if not, try the Internet. They cannot tolerate extreme cold so if you plant it outside, you must keep it from frost. My tree is about 5 years old and is close to 6 feet tall. I use the leaves often in Tom Kha Kai (the delicious Thai soup.) |
RE: tom maikut
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| Just to clarify: 'tom' is Thai for soup, while the leaves are makrut (magroot, mah-kroot or however you like to spell it, there is no consistency), Citrus hystrix, usually known in English as kaffir lime. There have been many discussions in these forums about growing kaffir lime in colder climates, and where you can get it in the US. Go back to the Asian Vegetables page and use the Search window at the foot of the postings, clicking the button for 'Entire Site'. |
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