Salak Or Thorny Palm At Stall In Medan Indonesia Stock Photo

Salak scientifically called Salacca zalacca is a fruit native to south Sumatra and southwest Java as well as other parts of the world and belongs to the Arecaceae family. It is cultivated in other regions as a food crop, and reportedly naturalized in Bali, Lombok, Timor, Malaysia, Maluku and Sulawesi. 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 but the inside is sweeter than honey, sour like a pineapple and incredibly juicy. Its flesh is slightly acidic, giving your tongue a citrus like tingle. Apart from Salak fruit it is also known as edible-Fruited Salak Palm, Edible Salacca, Salak, Salak Palm, Snake Fruit, Snake Palm, and Snake- Skinned Fruit. Salak Gula Pasir, Salak Bali and Salak Yogyakarta are few of the most popular varieties of Salak fruit that is grown worldwide because of its delightful taste and wonderful appearance.