indonesian fruit

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Ara Fig

Kelapa Kopyor Brown husk on outside; gelatinous, lumpy inside, good beverage

Anggur Grape

Kelapa Muda A young Kelapa Biasa, the meat has a custard like consistency and is very tender

Apel Apple

Kesemak Persimmon

Arbai Strawberry

Klengkeng (logan) Bunches of small round brown dry-looking fruit, hard black seeds inside; very sweet

Asam Tamarind

Kolang Kaling Young white meat of fruit of aren tree from which palm sugar is derived

Belimbing sour star-shaped fruit, pale yellow and waxy; star-shaped if cross, good in fruit salad

Mangga Mango

Bisbul (buah mentega) Ebony, butter fruit Mangga arumanis Classic mango shape, medium size, dark green and reddish or yellowish if ripe, very sweet

Cempedak Kind of jack fruit Mangga Daging Smallest mango, round, yellow when ripe, sweet sour

Delima Pomegranate Mangga Gedong Small, round, orange skin if ripe

Duku (langsat) Lanzon (meat-like rambutan) Mangga Golek Long, yellow-green if ripe, orange meat

Durian large, olong, covered with woody spike-like protrusions, extremely distinctive, pungent odor Mangga Indramayu Large, rouindish, green-yellow, sweet

Prambozen (prambas) Raspberry Mangga Kueni Green when ripe, rouindish, yellow meat, strong taste

Gandaria Small, round, dark green, very sour Mangga Madu Medium small, rouindish, sweet coarse texture

Garbis Round, large, light yellow, very bland Manggis Mangosteen; hard, red-brown skin, delicious white meat

Jambu Air Watery rose apple; pink, bell-shaped, sour Markisa Passion fruit; size of pomegranate, dark brown, orange pods inside, pressed juice

Jambu Biji Guava; light yellow-green, size of apple Nanas Pineapple

Jambu Bol Malay rose apple; red, crisp, tart Nanas Bogor Small, Juicy

Jambu Monyet Cashew nut fruit; tart-flavored meat Nanas Palembang Big, Juicy

Jeruk Citrus Nanas Siantar Small, Sweet, Dry

Jeruk Bali Pomello; largest citrus, tastes and looks like huge grapefruit, but sweeter Nangka Jack fruit; large, green, oblong fruit containing long yellow pods; sweet, perfume taste

Jeruk Garut Tangerine; loose-skinned, often sour Buah Nona Sweetsop; red-pink in color and sweet

Jeruk Gripfruit Grapefruit; green skin, often sour Pepaya Papaya; yellow meat

Jeruk Mana Lagi Similar to Jeruk Bali but more conical in shape Papata Semangka Orange-pink meat

Jeruk Manis Indonesia Orange Pisang Banana

Jeruk Nipis Lime Jantung The red-purple flower of the banana

Jeruk Pandan Similar to Jeruk Bali, pink meat Tandan The entire stalk of banana

Jeruk Peres Tangelo; orange skin, sour Sisir One 'hand' or bunch of banana

Jeruk Purut Dark green, size of a lime, peel grated for cookies Pisang Ambon The Chiquita banana, eaten raw

Jeruk Sambal (limau) Smallest citrus; distinctive fragrance Pisang Bali Pink peel

Jeruk Siam Tangerine Pisang Batu/Pisang kelutuk Bitter; seeds white when young, black when ripe, skin gren, used in rujak, Indonesia fruit salad

Jeruk Sitrun Lemon Pisang Hijau Fried or eaten raw; skin green when ripe

Kecapi Yellow, handball-size fruit with slightly downy thick skin. Delicious white meat in segments with strawberry-like fragrance Pisang Kapas Squat, angular, cooked or fried

Kedodong Spanish plum; green when young, yellow brown when ripe, oval, egg size, sharp taste Pisang Kapok Squarish, rough skin, cooked or fried

Kelapa Coconut Pisang Mas/Pisang Lampung Very small, sweet, eaten raw

Kelapa Biasa Ordinary Coconut Pisang Nangka Large, green when ripe, steamed or fried

Kelapa Gading Outside yellow, cooked or eaten raw Pisang Raja Sweet; raw or fried

Kelapa Hijau Green outside, light purple inside; its juice is mixed with honey for fevers and measles