Interesting Fruits of Indonesia (Pic Heavy)

annietomatomad · June 29, 2007

Man, you're killing me. I haven't been home (Malaysia) in more than a year and a half and everytime I go home, I indulge in the fruit. Durian and mangosteen are my favorites. I grew up eating a lot of Starfruit but I never really cared for it too much. We always ate it dipped in a bit of salt to bring out the sweetness.

There are two types of jackfruit back where I'm at--Nangka and Cempedak. Cempedak is a smaller, more smelly but sweeter and not so firm fruit. They mostly make a batter and deepfry the fruit (much like banana fritters). Nangka (the jackfruit you're more used to) is mostly eaten fresh and uncooked unless it's the young fruit which is then made into curry. Sigh...this is making me really miss home.

Thank you for the beautiful pictures.

Cheers, Annie
ps. where in California are you? It would be nice to meet other Southeast Asians.

June 29, 2007	#11
annietomatomad Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 89	Man, you're killing me. I haven't been home (Malaysia) in more than a year and a half and everytime I go home, I indulge in the fruit. Durian and mangosteen are my favorites. I grew up eating a lot of Starfruit but I never really cared for it too much. We always ate it dipped in a bit of salt to bring out the sweetness. There are two types of jackfruit back where I'm at--Nangka and Cempedak. Cempedak is a smaller, more smelly but sweeter and not so firm fruit. They mostly make a batter and deepfry the fruit (much like banana fritters). Nangka (the jackfruit you're more used to) is mostly eaten fresh and uncooked unless it's the young fruit which is then made into curry. Sigh...this is making me really miss home. Thank you for the beautiful pictures. Cheers, Annie ps. where in California are you? It would be nice to meet other Southeast Asians.