Malaysia is one of the world's
principal banana procedures, where over forty varieties have been
identified. Varieties grown may be grouped into two categories;
those eaten raw because of the fine flavour (e.g. pisang embun or
Jamaican banana, pisang mas, pisang rastali) and those which are
cooked before eating (e.g. pisang abu or ashy plaintain, pisang
awak, pisang tanduk).
Apprecited as a dessert
fruit, the flesh is soft and pulpy when ripe, granulated, and
yellowsih to pinkish brown in colour. Bud-grafted or marcotted
trees begin to fruit about three to four years after planting.
The milk of the fruit of the multi-purpose coconut palm is popular and refreshing drink, which is enhanced by the soft white flesh scrapped off the inside of the shell; the flesh is also the source for coconut additives to a variety of dishes. The coconut fruits in all season.
The guava fruit is usually
eaten fresh, particularly the recently introduced seedless
variety. It can also be processed into juice, jam, nectar and
canned fruit slices in syrup. It is estimated to contain two to
five times the Vitamin C content of fresh orange juice.
The mango is popular as a
dessert fruit when ripe but can be processed into mango juice and
concentrate, jams, jellies, preserves and ice-cream.
This popular fruit is
non-sensonal, inexpensive and has high nutritive value in terms
of Vitamin A and C. The plant generally starts to flower five
months after being planted as a seedling and the first harvest
occurs five months later.
This fruit,
indigenous to Malaysia, is largely consumed fresh although there
has been a steady increase in the production of rambutans canned
in syrup (with or without pineapple). Vegetatively-propagated
trees(budding and marcotting) may start bearing fruits when on or
two years old. Fruiting occurs twice a year, the main season
being between Jun and September.
Three varieties are grown in the country-Sarawak, the Mauritius and the Singapore-Spanish. The first two are grown for the fresh fruit market while the third is for canning.
Described as most popular, fascinating, lucrative and controversial fruit.
It is a
non-seasonal fruit. Harvesting is possible about 100 days or more
after sowing. It is popular as a thirst-quencher. The fruit is
usually eaten raw. It seeds, dried and eaten separately, are
known as kuaci.
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