Snake Fruit / Salak Fruit / Salacca Fruit is one among many indigenous fruits in Indonesia.
It is a species of palm tree and one of tropical plantation that can produce round to conical fruits shape.
The Indonesian name is Salak which is also known as Snake Fruit / Salacca Zalacca / Salacca Edulis due to the reddish-brown scaly skin looks like snake skin pattern.
There are many varieties of salak. Salak Bali, Salak Manonjaya and one of very popular is Salak Pondoh.
The fruits 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 with the two larger ones, or even all three, containing a large inedible seed. The lobes resemble, and have the consistency of, large peeled garlic cloves. The taste is usually sweet and acidic, but its apple-like texture can vary from very dry and crumbly (salak pondoh from Yogyakarta) to moist and crunchy (salak Bali).
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