Thursday, July 10, 2008

By breakfast fruit - aka snake fruit


Salak (The fruit grow in clusters at the base of the palm, and are also known as snake fruit due to the reddish-brown scaly skin. They are about the size and shape of a ripe fig with a distinct tip. The pulp is edible. The fruit can be peeled by pinching the tip which should cause the skin to slough off so it can be pulled away. The fruit inside consists of three lobes, each containing a large inedible seed. The lobes look like, and have the consistency of, peeled garlic cloves. The taste is usually sweet and acidic, but its apple-like texture can vary from very dry and crumbly to moist and crunchy

1 comment:

michele t said...

Carol, have you tried this fruit? Sounds interesting. Do you like it? Is it good? What is in it that is good for you? Potassium? Iron? Snake fruit is a good name for Salak but it does not make it sound appetizing.

Michele T.