Question: For the Thai , veggie ingredient Buap liam , what does the fruit look similar to ?

text: List of Thai ingredients
Vegetables

This is a list of ingredients found in Thai cuisine.
Thai name Thai script English name Description and use
Bai po ใบปอ Corchorus olitorius ( Jute ) The leaves are eaten blanched as a dish with khao tom kui ( plain rice congee ) . The taste resembles that of spinach and samphire
Bai yo ใบยอ Noni leaves Leaves are cooked with coconut milk in kaeng bai yo
Buap hom บวบหอม Luffa aegyptiaca Used in stir-fries , in curries and in Kaeng type soups
Buap liam บวบเหลี่ยม Luffa acutangula Used in stir-fries and in Kaeng type soups
Chaphlu ชะพลู Piper sarmentosum This leaf is used raw as a wrapper for the Thai dish Miang kham
Fak thong ฟักทอง Kabocha Used in curries , stir-fries , soups , salads and sweets
Hom daeng หอมแดง Shallot Shallots , not onions , are essential for Thai cuisine . They are used for making Thai curry pastes , salads , and certain condiments and pickles . They are also served raw on the side with certain dishes such as khao soi
Kalam pli กะหล่ำปลี White cabbage In Thai cuisine , cabbage is often served raw on the side with Thai salads such as som tam or lap , steamed or raw with nam phrik , or boiled in soups and curries
Khanaeng แขนง Cabbage sprouts The sprouts that come up from the roots after the main cabbage has been harvested , are simply called khanaeng , meaning sprouts , or khanaeng kalam pli , cabbage sprouts . They resemble and taste somewhat like brussels sprouts . It is often eaten stir-fried with , for instance , pork
Khilek ขี้เหล็ก Senna siamea The leaves , tender pods and seeds are edible , but they must be previously boiled and the water discarded . One of the most well-known preparations is Kaeng khilek ( แกงขี้เหล็ก )
Krachiap กระเจี๊ยบ Okra It is usually served blanched or raw together with a Nam phrik ( chilli dip ) , but it may be also served slightly barbecued or used in curries and stir-fried dishes
Makhuea phuang มะเขือพวง Pea eggplant This pea sized eggplant is often used in curries and is indispensable in Nam phrik kapi , a chilli dip containing shrimp paste , where it is used raw
Makhuea pro มะเขือเปราะ Thai eggplant About the size of a ping pong ball , these eggplants are used in curries or stir-fries , but they are also eaten raw with Nam phrik ( Chilli dips )
Makhuea thet มะเขือเทศ Tomato Literally meaning foreign eggplant , it is used in salad such as Som tam , as an ingredient in stir-fries such as in Thai fried rice , but also cooked to a thick sauce as in the chilli paste Nam phrik ong
Mara มะระ Bitter melon or bitter gourd The small variety is most often eaten raw with Nam phrik . Popular is Tom chuet mara ( Thai : ต้มจืดมะระ ) : bitter gourd in a clear broth , often stuffed with minced pork
Marum มะรุม Drumstick Most parts of the tree are edible : the long pods , the leaves , the flowers and the roots . Used in curries , stir-fries , soups , omelets , salads and also medicinal preparations
No mai หน่อไม้ Bamboo shoot Used in stir-fried dishes and Thai curries
No mai farang หน่อไม้ฝรั่ง Green asparagus Literally meaning European bamboo shoot , green asparagus is used mainly in vegetable stir-fries
Phak bung ผักบุ้ง Morning-glory or water spinach The large variety ( Phak bung chin ) is mostly eaten stir-fried or in soup . The small variety ( Phak bung na ) is generally served raw with Som tam or with Nam phrik
Phak chi lom ผักชีล้อม Oenanthe javanica Eaten in soups , curries , stir-fries and also raw . This is one of the vegetables known as Phak chi lom , the other is Trachyspermum roxburghianum