SNAKE FRUIT - Thai VS Indonesian
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- Опубликовано: 23 мар 2024
- Episode: 764 Snake fruit Comparison
Species: Salacca zalacca & Salacca wallichiana
Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand
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I'm Indonesian, when I was a kid, there were two varieties of Salak sold in Traditional market. One variety tastes more sour and has a bit of stringency (dry mouth) and the other (Salak Pondoh) is sweeter. I remember that the sour ones have reddish color and overall orange color, but its bigger than the Thai ones, and looks rounder. Nowdays, its rare to see the sour ones in the market. The salak pondoh is more common
Ahh the name for the sour ones is Salak Medan
In the philippines we only have the sour round ones. We call yantok
Minor nitpick, it's "astringency"
What months is snake fruit available? Going to JB Malaysia in July. Will the fruit become ripe after it has been picked?
When I was a kid, my mom bought me a Thai Salak from our Thailand tour and it was rotten. I never ate it again until now when I ate it it instantly became one my favorite fruits.
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They had it fresh. They thought the rotten kind were the norm. @@user-xj8wy4uu1q
@@user-xj8wy4uu1q? You really don't understand ?
Not hard to understand. When he first tried it it was rotten. He never ate it again until recently and when he did it quickly became one of his favorite fruits.
Fun Fact! there is a third Snake Fruit, Salacca Affinis, it is endangered and rarer than the other two. also there are many different types of indonesian Salak such as Salak Pondoh, Salak Gula Pasir and Salak Bali. Gula pasir is one of the only Monoecious variety.
around min 3.11 sec when you break a part fruit meat you can see like thin membrane covering whole fruit meat you can try to peel it first before eat it, because that stuff make fruit didnt taste good, usually i always peel it by rub it with my thumb after peel the skin, basically its like second layer skin from this fruit, some ppl its ok to eat it but if u wan try some new experience just try peel it before eat it im sure it taste better, also this fruit seed actually can roasted and drink it as coffee so if ppl love coffee i think is worth to try it
yeah you are right, but some people also mentioned, that thin layer is a cure so you won't had constipation after you eat alot of that fruit (I don't know if that info is true, but I know from my experience that when you eat alot of that fruit, you'll get hard feses)
For some reason I always find myself watching your videos when I’m drunk
it’s not a bad thing I absolutely love watching your videos when drunk I just don’t understand why, I used to watch you sober when I was a teen(for obvious reasons)
I think it might be cause I always crave fruit when under the influence
When you said overripe gets fermented.... I remembered that time I got a little drunk eating mangos😂😂😂
Hey, I am a Canadian currently living in Thailand. I love snakefruit! When I buy it, I like to keep it refrigerated first. It changes the texture but most importantly the flavour profile. I will now have to try the Indonesian version. THanks!
you can find pink (flesh) snakefruit in north sumatra
yes the reddish ones
3:20
Your talent for explaining fruit texture and taste is uncanny, as soon as you said clove of garlic I knew exactly what you meant and even predicted in my minds eye how it would tear and then you teared it and it did. Literally perfect! I have been watching for 2 years now and you continue to improve on what I already consider the best. Bravo
I was so exited when I saw mangosteen and indonesian snakefruit while visiting an asian market in British Columbia. Love this channel. I can't travel as much as I'd like to, but am always happy to try something new.
Thanks for doing this. It's super interesting.
"Salak Pondoh" is the best snake fruit in Indonesia .. very sweet and fresh...
No my friend, not until you taste the "Salak Gula Pasir"
@@fidelismitakda1138ko ngendi kui?
Salak Pondok ga enak, manis doang engga ada air🤣
@@xiraoit9342 KL mau yg banyak air , mkn kelapa z jgn makan salak
@@fidelismitakda1138 you can see "salak Sidempuan" too...
The lighting in this video was pretty, the sound was chef's kiss. From a juicy fruit gum fan.
My first impression: It tooks like a demented strawberry.
Yeah that was my first impression too, at least for the Thai variety.
I really want to try the Thai one.
We have what we called Salak Bali, which you can guess, comes from Bali region.
This salak is way crunchier and has more tang to it compare to the other salak in other Indonesia's region
There’s a snake in my fruit!
i remember years ago when i first watched your video on roasting breadfruit, glad i rediscovered your channel 🙌 love your videos!
Hi Jared, to make things even more complicated, there are actually 2 varieties of Thai Sala, and they have different names in Thai. One is the one you showed on the video and its called Sala as mentioned (สละ). it is more enlogated, sweeter, thicker peel and more thorny. The other one is called Rakam (ระกำ) and is rounder, have a nipple like shape at the end, the color of the peel is lighter red, have thinner peel, less thorny, and is much more sour. i saw some comments here from Indonesians, and maybe Rakam is Sakak Medan and the other is Salak
Pondoh, i am not sure.
Salak Medan has Pink Color like Pink Guava
The rounder one is called yantok here in the philippines.
@@markv1974 The rounder one is actually closer to paratungon (Salacca zalacca) in the Philippines.
I am lucky enough to grow both varieties here in Far North Queensland. I love both varieties though IMO the Bali varieties are more sweeter but like you said at the start if the fruit is not fully ripe can dampen the enthusiasm. In my experience the ones that have no seed have been crossed with with the wrong variety and the flesh is a bit flowery and not intense in flavour. Thanks for doing a great review on these wonderful fruits. I have plants for both varieties if anyone is interested.
Brother you come up with some of the wildest edibles. Your travels are mesmerizing and stirs the imagination.
I've had the indonesian one. I got a few from Bali. By the time i got them they'd fermented slightly and they tasted really really boozy.
What I'd like to really try is a species of this from Palawan in the Philippines, called Paratungon or Salacca ramosiana.
i really wanna try these one day, they sound really interesting
we should introduce salak more to the people outside southeast asia, so they don't think we only have durian
dg bentuk yg unik dg kulit kayak ular memang agak sulit
warnanya juga bikin org nggak yakin
utk kulit salak yg cepat kering bisa jadi masalah krn makin bikin susah ngupasnya
padahal kalo tahu triknya dg direndam ke air setidaknya 15 menit bisa bikin kulit salak sedikit lunak utk dikupas
Yeah,
Rambutan
Matoa
Duku
Langka
There are two species of snake fruits in Thailand. Sala which is somewhat more sweet and Rakum which is somewhat more sour. Both are aromatic and refreshing. The Indonesian Salak is crunchy and sweet. They are all good.
Very cool. I just planted 2 salak palms last year one golden variety and one red variety. Looking forward to trying the fruit.
There are many variance of Indonesian salak (snake fruit) commonly sold in market, salak bali (the best arguably), salak pondoh, salak gula (sugar), salak biasa (most common), but in other island you will find different varieties, even in recent year something called salak kdrt...wkwkwk
salak kdrt? kekerasan dalam rumah tangga? I just hear there is something like that. or is that just a metaphor?
People call it 'salak kdrt' because its fruit flesh looks like a bruise; though it seems it's a mistaken term for 'overripe', It tastes the sweetest in my opinion@@musicpopuler2117
just a metaphor, because of its flesh little bit darker@@musicpopuler2117
In my place, there's variety callen salak madu (honey) and salak kuning (yellow) it's have literally a lighter yellow skin compare to others variants.
I am Indonesian, Salak is one of the fruits we ear regularly. Sometimes we use the seed as a toy to play, or making ring out of it.
Like a finger ring? never heard of that being done.
@@WeirdExplorer yes. ruclips.net/video/kQ7linPuiXU/видео.htmlsi=TovF8_8ziEJM-oSW
Awesome comparison video! It’s a shame these are so hard to find! The scaly textured skins on snakefruit is so interesting!
We just got a premium frut store in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan of all places. Tried snakefruit for the first time a couple months ago. They get a bit cheesy even, like durian once over ripe.
The snake fruit I ran into in Thailand for me was actually the brown ones. I also found them in vietnam.
Salak is great but in indonesia traditional knowledge dictates that eating too many will lead to constipation so be careful! Not sure of any modern studies around this though :)
That alone piqued my interest. I wonder if there's a medicinal effect to that?
Pink milk in Thailand isn't always be strawberry milk, it can be sala milk as well.
I buy them here in bkk during their season. It's quite overwhelming and reminds me of "tropical fruit" artificial almost, probably because of how surprisingly intense it is. I think they have 3 lobes often.
Its kinda like Jackfruit. As in that they both remind me of juicy fruit chewing gum
Pro tip for Indonesian salak: crack it by pressing it with both hand until the skin is uh.. bloating(? Idk the word or is it "expand"). Then you can use your thumbs to split the fruit open, reduce the chance of being cut by the razor skin
TIL - Juicy Fruit Gum was from an ACTUAL FRUIT's flavor
Never heard of this,the name fits.The seeds remind me of cling vs freestone peaches,my dad always said cling for fresh eating.
im looking forward to the day where you review more durian varieties. also thanks for your videos this is one of my favorite things on youtube.
did you see the durian playlist? there's so many! I do have a couple new durian episodes filmed for the future.
@@WeirdExplorer i havent and hi i predict the next video will be about melons. lets see if im lucky.
I remember seeing this guys video a looong time ago when he reviewed the famed blue java banana. This guy has good content
My friend Drew at Cook's Bounty in Captain Cook, Hawaii has the Malaysia variety when it's in season.
My two sisters came here in September and were able to try this unique fruit. They both loved it .
Great video
WAIT JUICY FRUIT IS FLAVORED AFTER JACKFRUIT WHAT!? Well I learned something new today thanks!
Salak from Bali at beginning of Monsoon season is the best! Fruit is sweetest at the time. The later one waits the chance of a fermented or soured fruit. If fruit is harvested too early it has an astringent or drying sensation in the mouth. Think of eating unripe persimmons ... same type of mouth sensation .
The indonesian salak cultivar is already a lot confusing. The two main ones are pondoh which is smaller, sweeter, and drier. Then you got the bali variety which is larger and juicier with hint of sourness (my favorite, actually).
And then you got the minorities. Condet, manonjaya, etc etc which is harder to find in market because they often sold as pondoh or bali 😂
Perhaps one of them is a hybrid between zalacca and walachiana?
I really want to try the Thai, I have tried the Indonesian one in Asian grocery stores
Your channel is great. It would be even better if you could show a picture of the plant and it's leaves.
The malaysian one is one of my favorite fruits, i didn't even know there are other varieties. I'd imagine I'd like the flavor of the thai one even more, though you are right that it is very convenient to sit down and eat a lot of the other at once!
To be fair. I'm from Indonesia and my mom used to call the Thailand variation the "OG" snake fruit. Now I didn't know where she get that idea from but looking back now that I know a lot of plant like corn and watermelon are genetically modified over the century I kinda agree with that. Maybe the indonesian variation is just the genetically modified version of the bitter and sour Thailand variation
I'm no expert but your statement about origin of snake fruit isn't right, salak are natives/endemic in various region in Indo. Different species also found in neighboring country (malay, brunai, pinoy, thai, dll).
you should look up mr. greg hambali for his hybrid cultivars. I believe indo still use traditional cultivation for these plants since it's easy to produce. like palmfruits for oils.
These are different species rather than varieties.
Have you ever tried red snake fruit from Sumatra, Indonesia, which is usually called salak sidempuan.
The first salak fruit I ate in Indonesia was sublime. I kept buying them over the next 2 months, but never found one that was a tasty. Thanks for reminding me of the deliciousness!
Look for "salak Pondoh" or "Salak Bali" for the best taste.
Good episode. I'd like to order snake fruit at some point.
Friggin' Dinosaur snacks! Love 'em! Tried to grow the Thai Salak (in Thailand) it's difficult and picky, they've all died on me. Made ice cream with the Thai variety, also difficult to do but REALLY good. Yes; Juicy Fruit gum is the flavor + a bit of (old) pineapple, as you said. The mature plants are nasty and want to kill you in many different ways. I'm going to keep trying to grow them dispite the past failures. There's a popular Thai drink, of artificial Salak, bright red and like chugging a chemical factory. Also the flavor in Thai "pink ice" deserts.
Indonesian Salak (snakefruit) was one of my favorite new things I tried when in Jakarta - that and King Durian
I always forget juicy fruit is jackfruit flavored! Jackfruit is a personal favorite, followed by mangosteen. I love the bubblegum hints. The Asian I’m by us carries dried jackfruit chips and they are incredibly addicting. I’ve yet to find snake fruit in the Northeast. If you know of any markets in NY I’ll travel the 3 hours just to get some!
Actually there is so much variety of it but the best of the best is salak pondoh, early found in java, more white more better
Hi I'm a fan of the channel. Have you ever had Senegalese madd fruit or ditakh?? I'm sure you've had baobab fruit.
Have you ever tried paratungon? I heard that's another (sub?)species of snakefruit, native to the Philippines.
I don't believe so... but maybe? It looks a bit like the one I had in costa rica.
Interesting
Now you need to try a hybrid fruit of the two!
last week i bought some indonesian snakefruits at an african market of all places, was nice but the texture of an actual garlic is something i dont like very much, felt like eating unripe nut of some sorts.But was allright but nothing crazy taste wise.But i bought "egg of the forest" passion fruit there and that was awesome.
How do you check for ripeness on these from the outside?
I got some while I was in SEA (the Indonesian type) but it was mega sour and very dry mouthy.
Thai sala is one of my favourite fruits. It must be perfectly ripe for best taste, though.
There are 2 sorts sold in thailand - one is the salak type wich is more round and fat and the other is thinner and sligtly longer - I was told this was called Raggam and have enjoyed eating both. The salak flesh is sweeter though and lighter coloured. Those are the Thai names for them - bought on the market Ban Phe - Rayong province although Raggam type is less common now 10 15 years ago it was much more common...
The sticking of the fruit to the pit is not only unique to the thai salak, some indonesian salak are also notorious for it. Even in indonesia, there are variatals of salak, some more popular than others
Hi, have you tried turtle egg plum yet? It's a green plum and surprisingly sweet despite its firmness.
i've had (thai) snakefruit two times in the past. the first one was definitely not good anymore, it tasted like fermented valerian root and wasn't crunchy at all. the second time it was definitely still good, crunchy but still had the same fermented valerian root taste to it. i guess i'll have to give the indonesian variety one more try in the future (but really don't expect much from it anymore)
I think the thai snake fruit has a kind of strong fake strawberry smell/taste, but in a good way.. I only had the thai one, but I really like it.
Nice to cultivate as plants, beautiful but very spiny.
Tastes like Juicy Fruit? OK, another new Asian fruit that I need to try.
Ah there are 2 that taste different.
Because I can't remember what they taste like and I'm pretty sure I've eaten those many times. Which means there was no consistency in flavour.
They're just sometimes in the supermarket but I don't think they label it properly most of the time.
Fruits keep changing so they don't really put signs up sometimes, just the price per weight.
Salak coffee is awesome tho
Must say I tried this one because of your videos. Didn't quite like it. It's a little bit funky. But I'm glad I tried it.
I thought the Indonesian one I had... that dry mouth reminded me of some sort of garlic without the garlic burn. Sort of like an apple, pineapple garlic.
As Thai i do like Indo Salak cuz it crunch and i quite enjoy it tho peeling it is quite hassle compare to Thai salak, still Thai Salak are more flavourful.
Agree, Thai sala is delicious
Salak is fav fruit because the crunch and sweet and sour
I see you as a modern Johnny Appleseed. Do you ever plant seeds in places inconspicuously, hoping they will grow?
I wonder if the seed is edible.
I didn't know Jackfruit tastes like Juicy Fruit gum. Sounds good to me. Gonna have to look for your Jackfruit videos now.
Salak Pondoh from Sleman Regency are the best, 10/10 from me.
even the indonesian has two type, the "salak Bali" and the "salak pondoh" look almost the same but taste and texture different..
The spiky ones are the ones some people have in CR
try wild noni if you haven't
All those snake fruits but no snake fruit ketchup
Nice pfp! I love building nothing out of something!
The tip of the fruit were most sweater!
It's called BURITI in Brazil, common in northeast region, wr make a natural candy from them, called Doce de Buriti in blocks.
That's a different palm species. Quite a few palm fruits have that scaly outside.
@@jfsabl 😆👍🏼
Buriti is really good though. Now I want to try that candy...
@@WeirdExplorer it's very strong, not for everyone, our grandparents used to eat.
If the skin is bright, it is not ripe yet. If the skin is darker, it is ripe.
If the flesh is dark, it is sour. If the flesh is light like garlic, it is sweet.
Are these related to strawberries? What does the tree and leaves look like? Is it a nut?
They're in the palm family. The plant has big, nasty, razor covered leaves. They're fruits, not nuts. It takes having male and female plants to get fruits.
Juicy Fruit is flavored after jackfruit? I never knew that. I guess it must still be mostly sugar, though.
Eating a stack of Thai snake fruit whilst watching this video
To me, the Indonesian one tastes just like Red Bull lol, haven't tried the Thai one yet
Isn’t one of them particularly more spiny than the other ones? Like, there’s a variety of those that you would definitely not want to handle without wearing some pretty thick leather gloves if memory serves.
im in bangkok rn and i will travel south until malaysia and then to sarawak. i saw just one vendor selling these at the market today, so i didn’t buy it because to me that seems like it is not in season? does anyone more familiar with this know?
You can get good ones now 👍
What an interesting fruit! Does it grow in the Philippines? If anybody knows please comment under
According to Wikipedia, the Indonesian snakefruit does grow in the Philippines, but I don't know if it's been cultivated. You might need to search in online stores to find some. The Philippines does have its own Salacca species, S. ramosiana, but I don't know if the fruit of that is eaten.
Kalau tidak salah salak di indonesia ada 3-5 macam yg kecil bulat yang paling manis dan sedikit berair seperti apel teksturnya yang panjang orange juga ada tapi lebih besar dari pada yang punya thailand dan yang warna merah hitam kayaknya itu yang paling besar
Snakefruit: the fruit that looks like it may bite you back
When I was a kid I thought men got Adam's apple from swallowing snake fruit seeds (kentos) 😂
wow and you can have your land sir
Dave the seeds for people who can plant them¡!! or just for viewing
It looks kinda like an apple from the inside?
Would you say the fruit has a texture of a garlic clove?
I would and I did 😁
There are a lot of snake fruit varieties, I mean A LOT . .
Are these somewhat related to jack fruit? The seem like a distant cousin by skin, seed and taste.
nope! 😄
Any idea what grows in Hawaii? What ever it was as juicy and quite sweet. No tartness though. 🤔 very interesting to look at, flavor wasn’t particularly exciting.
Funfact of what's inside the Salak fruit...
3 bigs 0 small
2 bigs, 1 small
1 big, 2 smalls