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Brilio.net - Mukbang content often attracts the attention of netizens. Not without reason, this content usually provides an intense sensory experience . Basically, the sound of chewing, biting and swallowing food creates ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) which can provide a pleasant sensation for the audience.
In addition, mukbang often features delicious and varied dishes that the audience may have never tried before. Therefore, mukbang content sometimes arouses appetite. But does the sensation remain the same when mukbang content features unusual food?
Like a content that was shared by TikTok user @ahmadasegaf1. This man named Ahmad Asegaf often shows mukbang content of all kinds of fruit and vegetables around his house. However, there is one unusual content, namely the mukbang of mangkokan leaves directly from the tree.
At the beginning of the video, Ahmad appears to be in the middle of a house yard full of plants. While squatting in the yard, he held a mangkokan leaf and ate it very heartily. The sound of him chewing was very clear.
photo: TikTok/@ahmadasegaf1
Reported by BrilioFood from the TikTok account @ahmadasegaf1 on Thursday (27/6), this man apparently ate mangkokan leaves with rice and fried tempeh as a side dish. So he washed a piece of mangkokan leaf on a tree and used it as a base. Ahmad then placed the rice, fried tempeh and fried noodles on the mangkokan leaves. Not only that, there are also additional chilies and crackers as a complement.
photo: TikTok/@ahmadasegaf1
Once it was completely filled, he covered the top with another piece of mangkokan leaf that had been picked. Shortly after closing, Ahmad immediately ate the mangkokan leaves and their contents. At first glance, it looks like he is eating a bun burger complete with filling.
photo: TikTok/@ahmadasegaf1
Many netizens were surprised by Ahmad's action of mukbanging mangkokan leaves from the tree directly. Among the more than 3 million viewers, there were more than 4,000 TikTok users who responded directly in the comments section. A number of netizens admitted they were curious, but there were also those who doubted its safety.
"I just found out that the leaves can be eaten," said TikTok @irmaezhi130.
"Isn't it dangerous to eat the leaves??????" wrote the TikTok account @L3nCanaRaya.
"It's not poisonous, right?" comments from the TikTok account @hazura_tamamura.
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So, did you know that mangkokan leaves are actually better known as a medicinal plant. A research journal in the Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research reported from journals.innovareacademics.in, this plant also contains chemical compounds such as alkaloids, saponins, polyphenols, tannins, triterpenoids and flavonoids. Generally, flavonoids are useful as antioxidants to ward off free radicals, while saponins are used as antimicrobials.
However, apart from being consumed as medicine, mangkokan leaves are also often boiled to be eaten as fresh vegetables or cooked into sugar. Meanwhile, young mangkokan leaves tend to be relied on as a cooking spice because of their distinctive taste and aroma. Reporting from poltekkespim.ac.id, consuming mangkokan leaves, either as fresh vegetables or cooking spices, can help overcome hair loss, reduce body odor, and make breast milk flow more smoothly.
(brl/lut)
