Plants

Contains limonene, which is a powerful antioxidant. Laboratory studies have shown that this compound ...

The seeds are lens- or kidney-shaped, light green or light yellow, sometimes brown. The seed length is 35 mm.

The bitter variety is poisonous but once peeled and exposed to the sun, it becomes edible. The sweet variety is often eaten by wild animals and insects, and plantations are destroyed.

Commercial crops are grown in Central and South America.

Its taste is easily masked by using aromatic spices.

Both trees measure about 40 m (131 ft). Two slightly lower specimens are found in the Netherlands and Germany, with heights of 37 m and 36.9 m respectively (~121 ft).

It gets its name from the sound it makes during preparation (bubbling and squeaking). It is made from boiled potatoes and cabbage, which are sauteed after being mixed.