Bangus or milkfish. A large, silver, bony fish popular in the South Pacific and Indian ocean. It has a delicate flavour, rather similar to whitefish, and has greenish-grey skin. It is cultivated in brackish fish ponds.
Basella. One of the amaranths. This is a tropical climbing plant which can grow up to 2 meters (6 ft) in height. Basella rubra provides succulent red leaves and is otherwise known as Ceylon spinach or vine spinach. Basella alba, or Indian spinach, is the most common available in India. It has green leaves which are harvested as the plant grows and cooked in the same way as spinach or in oil with spices.
Giant river turtle or mangrove terrapin, which lives in the rivers of South East Asia. Its eggs were considered a delicacy which has reduced numbers in the wild to critically endangered levels.
A roller and granite slab used for grinding herbs and spices or other ingredients. It is a sort of industrial pestle and mortar.
