Common name : Sala
Thai name : Sala
Scientific name : Salacca sp.
Nern Wong
Shape : pear shaped
Weight : 1,500-1,800 g/bunch
Colour : dark brown scaly skin; thick soft and juicy yellow flesh; small seeds
Taste : sweet with a touch of sour flavor
Su Ma Lee
Shape : pear shaped
Weight : 1,500-1,800 g/bunch
Colour : light brown scaly skin; thick soft and juicy yellow flesh; small seeds
Taste : sweet
Mor
Shape : pear shaped
Weight : 1,500-1,800 g/bunch
Colour : brown scaly skin; thick soft and juicy yellow flesh; small seeds
Taste : sweet
Numpung
Shape : pear shaped with rounded bottom
Weight : 1,500-1,800 g/bunch
Colour : dark brown skin; seed is easily removed
Taste : sweet and crispy,
Preparation and eating
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Hold the fruit with both hands.
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Break the skin at the small end of basal with your fingers.
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Pull it off around the fruit anticlockwise.
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Arrange flesh on a plate.
Usage
Eaten fresh.
Make juice, jam and pickle (in syrup).
Nutrition
Good source of vitamins C and B2.
Storage
: 3-5 weeks at 2-5 ÌC,
90-95% RH
: 8-10 days at ambient temperature
Season
Availability : year round
Peak period : April -August
