Friday, June 29, 2007

Local Fruit

This is a local fruit, known by different names. It’s mostly available only during the Durian season.
In the local dialect, it’s called Buah Binjai, or Buah Kemang. In the Hokkien dialect, it’s pronounced as “GuLamPa” (in reference to a bull’s bodypart).
The smaller fruit on the left is the sour variant, while the longer fruit is sweet.

One key identifier of this fruit is it’s pungent fragrant, much stronger than Durians, or Quini (variant of mango). Most of the time, people steer far away from it, as the scent could be quite overpowering. Needless to say, a delicacy that appeals to a niche group.

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