The Delights of Indonesian Fruit -- IndoIndians.com

THE DELIGHTS OF INDONESIA FRUIT

Throughout Indonesia, You'll find unusual and succulent fruit, worthy of any palate enormous oranges ranging in color from flame to dark green, mangoes of more than ten varieties, several kinds of more bananas, coconuts, pineapples, melons and mandarins, and not forgetting the pearly mangosteen (Queen Victoria once offered a prize to anyone who could bring this fruit in good condition to England) or the "smelly" durian, whose delicious flavor is the despair of those controversy surrounds the durian, said to be the only fruit that tigers eat. Some durian-lovers journey for miles to buy the fruit when it is out of miles others, repulsed by its odor, refuse to allow it to be brought near homes!

Here, Then, is a pretty exhaustive list on Indonesia's 'Garden of Eden' delights, some of which have many varieties:

Ara	Fig	Kelapa Kopyor	Brown husk on outside; gelatinous, lumpy inside, good beverage
Anggur	Grape	Kelapa Muda	A young Kelapa Biasa, the meat has a custard like consistency and is very tender
Apel	Apple	Kesemak	Persimmon
Arbai	Strawberry	Klengkeng (logan)	Bunches of small round brown dry-looking fruit, hard black seeds inside; very sweet
Asam	Tamarind	Kolang Kaling	Young white meat of fruit of aren tree from which palm sugar is derived
Belimbing	sour star-shaped fruit, pale yellow and waxy; star-shaped if cross, good in fruit salad	Mangga	Mango
Bisbul (buah mentega)	Ebony, butter fruit	Mangga arumanis	Classic mango shape, medium size, dark green and reddish or yellowish if ripe, very sweet
Cempedak	Kind of jack fruit	Mangga Daging	Smallest mango, round, yellow when ripe, sweet sour
Delima	Pomegranate	Mangga Gedong	Small, round, orange skin if ripe
Duku (langsat)	Lanzon (meat-like rambutan)	Mangga Golek	Long, yellow-green if ripe, orange meat
Durian	large, olong, covered with woody spike-like protrusions, extremely distinctive, pungent odor	Mangga Indramayu	Large, rouindish, green-yellow, sweet
Prambozen (prambas)	Raspberry	Mangga Kueni	Green when ripe, rouindish, yellow meat, strong taste
Gandaria	Small, round, dark green, very sour	Mangga Madu	Medium small, rouindish, sweet coarse texture
Garbis	Round, large, light yellow, very bland	Manggis	Mangosteen; hard, red-brown skin, delicious white meat
Jambu Air	Watery rose apple; pink, bell-shaped, sour	Markisa	Passion fruit; size of pomegranate, dark brown, orange pods inside, pressed juice
Jambu Biji	Guava; light yellow-green, size of apple	Nanas	Pineapple
Jambu Bol	Malay rose apple; red, crisp, tart	Nanas Bogor	Small, Juicy
Jambu Monyet	Cashew nut fruit; tart-flavored meat	Nanas Palembang	Big, Juicy
Jeruk	Citrus	Nanas Siantar	Small, Sweet, Dry
Jeruk Bali	Pomello; largest citrus, tastes and looks like huge grapefruit, but sweeter	Nangka	Jack fruit; large, green, oblong fruit containing long yellow pods; sweet, perfume taste
Jeruk Garut	Tangerine; loose-skinned, often sour	Buah Nona	Sweetsop; red-pink in color and sweet
Jeruk Gripfruit	Grapefruit; green skin, often sour	Pepaya	Papaya; yellow meat
Jeruk Mana Lagi	Similar to Jeruk Bali but more conical in shape	Papata Semangka	Orange-pink meat
Jeruk Manis	Indonesia Orange	Pisang	Banana
Jeruk Nipis	Lime	Jantung	The red-purple flower of the banana
Jeruk Pandan	Similar to Jeruk Bali, pink meat	Tandan	The entire stalk of banana
Jeruk Peres	Tangelo; orange skin, sour	Sisir	One 'hand' or bunch of banana
Jeruk Purut	Dark green, size of a lime, peel grated for cookies	Pisang Ambon	The Chiquita banana, eaten raw
Jeruk Sambal (limau)	Smallest citrus; distinctive fragrance	Pisang Bali	Pink peel
Jeruk Siam	Tangerine	Pisang Batu/Pisang kelutuk	Bitter; seeds white when young, black when ripe, skin gren, used in rujak, Indonesia fruit salad
Jeruk Sitrun	Lemon	Pisang Hijau	Fried or eaten raw; skin green when ripe
Kecapi	Yellow, handball-size fruit with slightly downy thick skin. Delicious white meat in segments with strawberry-like fragrance	Pisang Kapas	Squat, angular, cooked or fried
Kedodong	Spanish plum; green when young, yellow brown when ripe, oval, egg size, sharp taste	Pisang Kapok	Squarish, rough skin, cooked or fried
Kelapa	Coconut	Pisang Mas/Pisang Lampung	Very small, sweet, eaten raw
Kelapa Biasa	Ordinary Coconut	Pisang Nangka	Large, green when ripe, steamed or fried
Kelapa Gading	Outside yellow, cooked or eaten raw	Pisang Raja	Sweet; raw or fried
Kelapa Hijau	Green outside, light purple inside; its juice is mixed with honey for fevers and measles