Langkawi fruits are tasty & healthy!
Langkawi is blessed with tropical climate all year-round, which is conducive to the healthy growth of myriad species of fruits. This fertile island nurtures at least 370 species of native fruits! These includes the thorny-skinned durian (dubbed the King of Fruits), the hairy rambutans, langsat and salak.
Many of the Langkawi fruits are now cultivated in orchards while some not so common ones are still harvested in their natural habitat -- the forests.
The durian, rambutans, mangosteen, duku and langsat are the most popular native Langkawi fruits, while the cempedak, nangka (jackfruit) and salak takes second place.
Here's a list of Langkawi fruits with their scientific names!
- Star fruit (averrhoa carambola)
- Papaya Exotica (carica papaya)
- Cempedak (artocarpus cempedan)
- Langsat, Dokong and Duku (lansium domesticum)
- Mango (mangifera indica)
- Ciku (manikara zapota)
- Durian (durio zibethinus)
- Guava (psidium guajava)
- Mangosteen (garcinia mangostana)
- Nangka (Jackfruit) (artocarpus heterophyllus)
- Pineapple (ananas comosus)
- Rambutan (nephelium lappaceum)
- Watermelon (citrullus vulgaris)
Do you love Star fruit? I bet you do. But do you know that the Star fruit is also known as Belimbing (Malaysia), Carambolier (French), Ma Fueng (Thailand), Fuang (Laos), Khe (Vietnam)? I bet you don't!
Star fruits are really nice to look at, and of course.... is a pleasure to your tastebud. Its mild, sweet, sub-acid flavor complements many commercial juice drinks, and the fruit is also often eaten out hand. When cut, slices of the fruit have a star shape, and often adorn salads and other dishes.
Langkawi fruits are generally eaten fresh, but occasionally used in desserts and juices as well.
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