What is buah keluak?

Most folks I talk to dun noe what is buah keluak. After all that's the name of blog, so i thought it be an injustice not to tell the world what is buah keluak.

This is buah keluak....Uncooked and unsoaked.

Now, the buah keluak is the fruit from the Kepayang tree (Pangium edule) that grows in Indonesia and Malaysia. I don't know what it's called in English. It is used to flavour certain types of dishes.

It has a very unique flavour and is an acquired taste. Not everybody will like it. When I mean acquired taste, i mean there is no other way to tell another person what the taste is like.

You either like it or don't. I do, so that's final. And that's why i named this blogspot....

: buahkeluak.blogspot.com

In preparing buah keluak for cooking, they need to be soaked in water for at least 5-7 days to remove any left over poison. Yes, I am serious! Poison...The water is changed everyday. I wanna be alive after eating.

Once that is done, the buah keluak is normally cooked into a curry dish with either chicken or pork. Here is a picture of the dish with pork. Its called "Buah Keluak masak Kari Khinzir".

Here is another picture showing its insides (all black) after removing the outer shell.

I love this dish!

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