Bananas are by far the most important tropical fruits of Malaysia. They are even more so for vegetarians. Bananas are great for dinners.We have Pisang Kapok, Pisang otel, Pisang Keling and Pisang Tanduk growing by the roadside. Bananas are very popular among the locals, partly because […]
Month: November 2020
More nuts from Sarawak Jungle – Part 3
Melinjau is an interesting nut shared by both Sarawakians and Indonesians. The young fruits are green in colour and turn to different shades of yellow to red on ripening. The fruit is rich in potassium with 624 mg per 100 g of fresh edible portion. […]
Have you seen those rare nuts from Sarawak rainforest(part 2)?
Being the most controversial jungle produce of our homeland, kepayang the football fruit (Pangium edule Reinw) is well liked by the Ibans here and they are the people who know how to prepare the nuts which can be poisonous if eaten raw. Packets of prepared […]
Have you seen all these rare nuts from our rainforest(part 1)?
There are some strange and rare but very delicious nuts from our rainforest here. One such nut is Kacang Kop(Bidayuh) or Merenti (Iban). In Hakka it is called wild groundnut (山地豆）which is a bit misleading because it does not really taste like one but more […]