Dabai Fruit
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Compiled by Mei Er
Scientific name : Canarium odontophyllum
Dabai, a very new name, new fruit to me being a West Malaysian. It looks like olive but tastes something like avocado, delicious. The Dabai...
Exotic Wild Mango in Borneo “Buah Mawang / Asam Embang / Embawang / Bambangan”
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This brown wild mango botanically known as mangifera pajang kostermans. Mangifera pajang is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is found only in Borneo. It is a seasonal fruit starts...
Meeting new friends in Betong Sarawak
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Location : Betong Town, Betong Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.
On the third day of our stay in Ulu Layar we had to drive Desmond's in laws to do some errands in Betong town which was...
‘Crystal’ Fruit (Matoa)
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The first time we came across this fruit was at Pak Awang's orchard in Biawak, Lundu. An Indonesian friend told us this fruit was called 'matoa' meaning crystal and that it was native...
Nyok (Ijuk) of Kampung Kiding
Location : Kampung Kiding, Padawan, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
While the same alcoholic beverage from the palm tree may be known by dozens of different names depending on which part of the world it comes from,...
