Parapat, Sumatra, Indonesia

Today was our last day at lake Toba, we decided to go to Parapat by ferry to visit the market. We found a fruit, which I never saw before, it’s called Salak and it’s skin looks like snake skin. We found it on the market and I was very curious about it. So we eat some and it is sweet and sour at the same time, very refreshing with the texture of an apple. You can see it one the picture with the blue umbrella. Salak is a species of palm tree native to Java and Sumatra. The fruits grow in clusters at the base of the palm and are about the size and shape of a ripe fig, with a distinct tip. The fruit can be peeled by pinching the tip, which cause the skin to slough off so it can be pulled away. The fruit inside consists of three lobes with the two larger ones, or even all three, containing a large inedible seed. In short: A NEW FRUIT!!! 😋
Btw: if you wonder what the girl is doing with the fish: she sniffs the gills to check if the fish is fresh.Read more