black dabai.......

Got myself some dabai fruits to consume. It's has been quite a long time since I tasted the dabai fruit for da first time... dat time im not realy like da fruit ...but today.....after kak lurve prepared da fruit..im become one of da sarawakian....hehhe....
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. n also look like kana fruit....da one of da fruit dat famous at kelantan.....but definitely NOT also...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..... n kak lurve go and buy some Canarium odontophyllum from En. Libau,n i realize that Canarium odontophyllum is delicious, I would like to eat Canarium odontophyllum,Canarium odontophyllum...... Canarium odontophyllum..... hahha....so difficlut to remember!!!!!!
Thank god for common names. DABAI....

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 r black in my eyes..... The flesh inside is yellow r white r cream and it has a three angled seed.

So, how to prepare the fruit? only kak lurve can prepared them very well...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. for me i love with soy source n salt!!.....

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. but im not try yet!!!!!

That is about all on Dabai fruits. More pictures

Dabai!!!!!!

A bowl of Dabais

Single Dabai waiting to be sacrificed

This is seed

***Interesting to note that I found some eating places included dabai in their menu. Food like Nasi Goreng Dabai (Dabai Fried Rice)..kak da said da taste was sour n sweet....i don kno?!!! and Mee Goreng Dabai (Dabai Fried Noodle). Hmmm, I wonder whether there are any Dabai Ice Cream? Should have an interesting taste.***