Salak

Salacca zalacca

fruit

An oval fruit 5 to 8 cm long from a small Southeast Asian palm, covered in hard brown scales; underneath, white, crisp, sweet-sour lobes with a scent of strawberry and pineapple.

Origin

Indonesia (Java, Bali)

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The scales peel off from the tip, by pinching; the large brown seed is left.

Did you know?

Its skin recalls a snake's: salak means “snake” in Javanese and Sundanese.