Dabai Fruit

***Updates***
As requested by yipguseng, the picture of "Ma Wan" have been uploaded at the end of this post

Got myself some dabai fruits to consume. It's has been quite a long time since I last tasted the dabai fruit.
Foochows call this fruit as "Ka Lang".

So, do you know what are dabai fruits? It is a common fruit that can only be found in Sarawak and Brunei (If I am not mistaken). Looks like olives but definitely NOT olives. Done some searching and found out that the scientific name for the fruit is Canarium odontophyllum.

Imagine if the scientific name is the only name it goes by. So it will be like, I go and buy some Canarium odontophyllum, Canarium odontophyllum is delicious, I would like to eat Canarium odontophyllum,Canarium odontophyllum...... Canarium odontophyllum..... Canarium odontophyllum..... Canarium odontophyllum..... Canarium odontophyllum..... Canarium odontophyllum..... Canarium odontophyllum.... Canarium odontophyllum.... Cana~~~~..... -_-"
Thank god for common names.

So, here's a picture of Dabai Fruit or locally known as Buah Dabai.

You cannot eat the fruit off the tree just like that. Dabai fruits are white in color when it is not ripe and turns into blue-black when it is ripe. The flesh inside is yellow and it has a three angled seed.

So, how to prepare the fruit? You will need to soak them in hot water until the flesh softens. After that, add some soy sauce or salt or sugar depending on individual preferences. Normally, I would eat it with soy sauce + sugar or only soy sauce.

Not only the skin and flesh is edible but the kernel (insides of the seed) is edible. You will have to chop the seed into half then use a toothpick or something to dig the white edible thingy.

That is about all on Dabai fruits. More pictures

Dabai!!!!!!


A bowl of Dabais


Single Dabai waiting to be sacrificed


The Dabai's flesh


This is normally what you get when you eat Dabai halfway
=p


This is seed


Seed chopped into half
(see the white edible thingy?)


Use something to pick em out


There you have it.

***Interesting to note that I found some eating places included dabai in their menu. Food like Nasi Goreng Dabai (Dabai Fried Rice) and Mee Goreng Dabai (Dabai Fried Noodle). Hmmm, I wonder whether there are any Dabai Ice Cream? Should have an interesting taste.***



***Updates***
The "Ma Wan" as requested. I did not manage to take the picture of the whole fruit but here, the slices. Should be from the mango family.