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Salak is one type of palm tree about
two meters high with scaly skin on the fruit bunches. Salak fruits usually developed under the shade,
Salak developed under the condition of lowland tropical moist. Because of shallow root system, the palm
requires high water, rain or irrigation during most years, but does not stand the flood. Yield and fruit
quality in java reduced altitude above 500 m
Salak always soft yellow color and has a sweet taste as sour pineapple. Salak is not juicy
which makes them especially convenient to peel and eat. Sweet taste, and are usually acidic,
such as apples, but the texture can vary from very dry and crumbly to moist and crunchy.
Recent innovations have a new clone, which salak pondoh is sweeter and allows the results higher.
The fruit grow in clusters at the base of the palm,
and are also known as snake fruit due to the reddish-brown scaly skin. They are about the size
and shape of a ripe fig, with a distinct tip. The pulp is edible. The fruit can be peeled by
pinching the tip which should cause the skin to slough off so it can be pulled away.
The fruit inside consists of three lobes, each containing a large inedible seed. The lobes resemble,
and have the consistency of, large peeled garlic cloves. The taste is usually sweet and acidic,
but its apple-like texture can vary from very dry and crumbly
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