The Pill That Cures

One of the fruit stalls in my hometown.

Jack Fruits


Bananas


Pomelo - Chinese grapefruit


Star Fruits


Pineapples


Salak (just happened that these are from Indonesia, but Salak is local). Beside Salak is Limau or local lime.


Papayas


Water Melon with yellow flesh


Mangoes


Mangoes - most probably from Thailand


Jambu Air- I love it with chilies and soy sauce


Giant Bananas- we normally fry it the wheat batter.
Next to the bananas are Soursop-I think it is not local because we used to call it the White-Man Durian- most probably a foreign fruit.

Most Malaysian prefer to buy imported fruits like apples, grapes and oranges because they think that the fruits they eat actually reflects their social status. -- only richer group of the people could afford imported fruits back in the 80's.

Ironically, even a durian or a manggo can cost more than an apple or orange now, the idea of eating imported fruits as a symbol of status still prevail.