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21 Mar 2014

Salak - Indonesian Snack Fruit


 

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.