Saturday, 3 September 2022

Home Grown Green Amaranth & Nyonya Assam Prawns For Dinner

This was 2 Sundays ago. No morning walk because we were preparing to go to church.

Morning sky at 8:05am.
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Preparing for home cooked dinner.
Green Amaranth growing in a tiny vegetable plot.
Harvested Green Amaranth enough for 2 of us.
Sauteed Green Amaranth with garlic, water and salt.
Nyonya Assam Prawns with a packet of paste.
Fried half pack of papadum to eat with the Nyonya Assam Prawn.
Simple home cooked dinner for 2.
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I received the following photos from my friend, Aislynn.
Using Google Lens, this bug was identified as Batocera rubus.
Common names: White spotted Longhorn, Mango Longhorn, Rubber Root Borer.
It has long legs and very long horns, much longer than its body.


Shout to the LORD, all the earth;
break out in praise and sing for joy!
Sing your praise to the LORD with the harp,
with the harp and melodious song.
with trumpets and the sound of the ram's horn.
Make a joyful symphony before the LORD, the King!
(Psalm 98:4-6, New Living Translation-NLT)

42 comments:

  1. That is one crazy bug!! looks dangerous but no? There's a lesson there....#Saturdays critters

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    1. Thank you, Lydia. The bug is a pest and does a lot of damage to trees.

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  2. What a horrible looking bug! Have you ever seen a real one?

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    1. I don't mind seeing it in the open space but not in the same room as me..

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  3. You cooked the assam prawns? Oooo...I'm salivating! Never had it with papadum though - can only get to eat that at the Indian restaurant here - not easy to buy to fry one's own, too few Indians here.

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    1. Thank you, STP. Papadum is easily available here in my area

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  4. Your sky photo is wonderful. But that bug is rather scary! Have a great weekend, hugs, Valerie

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  5. That longhorn looks like a well designed war machine.

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    1. Thank you, Shiju. Am glad it looks like only.

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  6. ...I hope to not see that insect here, we have way too many now.

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  7. Hello,
    It is wonderful to harvest your plant, looks like a nice meal. That is a strange looking insect. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a happy weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

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  8. What a fantastic meal! Love those homegrown amaranth!

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  9. Hello Nancy, :=) Your home made meal looks delicious.It's my kind of meal, I would normally go to a restaurant to eat this fantastic food, and pay a lot!
    The White Spotted Long Horn is not the most beautiful of insects but it is interesting.
    Have a nice weekend.

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    1. Thank you, Breathtaking. Have a nice new week.

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  10. The Batocera rubus looks terrific, and your friend captured it from a similar angle! Cooking greens straight from the garden sounds refreshing and organic.
    Have a wonderful weekend.

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    1. Thank you, Jeevan.. Have a wonderful new week.

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  11. Your green amaranth grows so well. Nice harvest.

    Scary looking bug.

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  12. What a crazy looking bug! He looks like he could star in a scary movie! lol Love the bread you made....save me some!

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  13. Thank you Nancy for the photo of the long legged Mango Longhorn. Delicious Home Grown Green Amaranth and Nyonya Assam Prawns For your Dinner at home. Assam prawns are very flavourful so can eat a few bowls of rice, right? So appetising!

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  14. I do like my greens
    Coffee is on and stay safe

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  15. Que insecto tan grande. Te mando un beso. Citu https://enamoradadelasletras.blogspot.com/

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  16. Interesting looking spider there and your greens are looking good.

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  17. That bug scared me. Oh my goodnes Nancy.

    Cruisin Paul

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    1. It will scare me too if it is found in my house.

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  18. yummy! I like vegetable very much...and eat them with papadum sounds great idea...and the star is Nyonya Asam Prawn...^^

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  19. Lovely balanced meal - in traffic light colours too.

    That's a big scary-looking bug.

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