Terung Asam / Indian Nightshade

(Solanum lasiocarpum)

S. lasiocarpum?is found wild in parts of temperate and tropical Asia: the?Andaman Islands,?Sri Lanka,?Indochina, south?China,?Taiwan, much of?Malesia,?Papuasia?and?Queensland, Australia.?In other countries it is primarily known as a domesticated plant. Domesticated plants bear larger fruits and lack the prickly skin that is found in the wild plants. The color found in the center of fruit is light green, like that of?Solanum quitoense. It’s cultivated in tropical Asia, used in food additives for flavoring, and given to the sick as a?folk medicine.?In India, the locals use the fruit as a sour-relish in curries. In Thailand, a special kind of sauce called nam prek is made with the fruit.