Asam Jawa

No. That's not a mutant peanut. It's actually an "asam jawa" or tamarind, offered to me by my colleague, Felix.

Never seen one in "raw" form before, though the dried contents are usually part of the ingredients of many local dishes.

Cracking it open, you can see the darker colored fruit inside, surrounded by some root like structure.

In this form, it's not as sour as when dried. This just goes to show how little we know about our own country (well, this applies to me anyway....)