Buah tampoi

The long lunar new year break gave me a chance to drive up country for a change of scenery. Sometimes it’s the greenery that gives me a peace of mind… beside the local fruit like the jungle durian (durian isu), rambutan, buah tampoi that could fill my stomach as I clear my head – clear head and fill stomach get it get it??! 😉

Durian isu, lime (limau kasturi) hanging by the road side stall…err… bus-stop cum stall.

Far right is buah tampoi.

The man who sold us that RM8 durian – yup a durian that hid a mighty big worm inside 😦

Well at least the buah tampoi was nice and sweet 🙂

 

It’s ‘buah tampoi’ season.

MIRI: ‘Buah puak’ – also known as ‘buah tampoi’ – is among the fruits in season now.

The fruit is gradually making its appearance in various markets in the city since a fortnight ago.

Many think ‘buah tampoi’ is a wild fruit collected from the jungle.

“This may be true in the past. But the fruit we see in the market nowadays is the cultivated one,” said Johnson Bujang, the owner of an orchard in Bukit Peninjau near here.

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