- Glossary
- Salak - tropical snake fruit
Salak - tropical snake fruit
Salak, also known as snake fruit, is a tropical fruit originating from Indonesia. Its name comes from the distinctive reddish-brown scaly skin resembling snake skin. The flesh is light, crunchy, and sweet-sour. The fruit grows in clusters on a low palm of the genus Salacca. It is rich in vitamin C and antioxidants.
- Salak is called snake fruit because of its scaly skin resembling snake skin.
- It originates from Indonesia, where it is one of the most popular tropical fruits.
- Salak flesh has a crunchy texture and sweet-sour taste similar to pineapple and lemon.
- There are more than 30 varieties of salak, with the Pondoh variety from Java being the most prized.
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