Tag: Salak

Unripe salak fruit is sour and astringent because of the trace amount of tannic acid. Excessive consumption can cause liver and kidney issues. Snake fruits are known to be consumed by other mammals in the wild; however, there are no direct studies that have been done on the suitability of feeding snake fruit to dogs. […]

This is a large honey-sweet variety of the salak palm fruit. Originally from Indonesia, Malaysian farmers have taken to growing Salak Madu for its earthy honey sweet taste and large size. The flavour profile of this variety of salak is on the honey sweet flavour spectrum. What is salak fruit in English? snake fruitThe fruits […]

Salak palm is easily started from seed. Seeds should be placed sideways and half buried in a well drained potting mix. Asexual propagation, usually to increase female plants, is done through sucker removal. Soil should be mounded up around the base of the sucker. What is salak good for? The most important health benefits of […]

Salak contains a myriad of vital body nutrients like proteins, calcium, iron, potassium, vitamin C, beta carotene and primarily carbohydrates. This richness of nutrients makes it a very healthy and benefitting fruit. 100 gm of Salak gives you approx 82 calories, and contains 4% fats and 1% proteins. What is salak good for? The most […]

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. What does salak taste like? A properly […]

snake fruit. 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. Salak Species: S. zalacca Binomial name Salacca zalacca (Gaertn.) Voss […]

Salak is best eaten raw by peeling the outer skin from the tip so that it can be pulled off easily. The fruit contains three lobes, at the center of which is located an enormous inedible seed. Salak lobes can be picked out separately like cloves of garlic and devoured right away. Where does salak […]