Buah-Buahan

1. Buah-Buahan By Aimee Vivante

2. Pepaya • Pepaya, or betik, is a common fruit in tropical countries.  It’s shape is oval and  the color of the skin is green before it is ripe, and it will turn green yellowish when it is ripe.  The colour of the flesh is red or orange and it is sweet.  Little black seeds can be found in the middle of the papaya's flesh. 

3. The skin of duku is light brown or milky brown in colour. The inner part of  duku is white and it has seeds.  It tastes sweet. The shape of duku is similar to a ping-pong ball.

4. Durian • Durian is a  fruit  which is well liked in Indonesia as well as in Malaysia, but foreigners usually do not want to try it because it has a strong smell. Durian has very thick and thorny husks.  The colour of the skin is green, and the inside is yellow or white.  Durian has the size of a soccer ball.

5. Jambu biji • Jambu biji or batu jambu, known as guava, is a kind of jambu fruit that is not too juicy. The flesh of the fruit is either red or white in colour. The jambu's skin is green in colour.  The form of the jambu biji is usually roundish.  A lot of tiny seeds can be found in the core.

6. Manggis • Manggis is a seasonal fruit.  It is round in shape and the size is usually similar to a tennis ball.  The colour of the manggis' skin is reddish purple when it is ripe.  The inner part of manggis is segmented and is white in colour. 

7. Nangka • Nangka (jackfruit) has a very thick skin, full of thorns which aren't sharp.  The skin of the nangka is green.  There are lots of yellow seeds inside.  The fruit meat of Nangka are used as vegetable dish when it is unripe but the fruit can be eaten fresh when it is ripe.

8. Nenas • (Nenas) Pineapple can be found throughout the year in Indonesia.  Usually, the colour of  pineapple is green when it is unripe and it will turn yellowish green when it is ripe.  The leaves of the pineapple are dense and thorny on both sides.  Pineapple is a good source of vitamin C.

9. Pisang • Many types of banana can be found in Indonesia, for example seeded banana, large banana, milk banana, fragrant banana (the variety most common in American supermarkets), and so forth .  The skin of the banana is green when it is unripe and it will turn yellow when it is ripe.  Fried banana (pisang goreng) is a favorite snack in Indonesia.

10. Rambutan • Rambutan is the most famous tropical fruit because of the sweet taste and attractive colour.  It has the size of a golf ball.   The skin of rambutan is red but the inner part of the rambutan (the meat) is white.  The skin of the rambutan has lots of "hair."  That is why it is called "rambutan" [ "rambut" means hair in Indonesia and Malaysia]. 

11. Sawo • The trunk of a sapodilla tree is big but the branches are quite low.  The colour of sapodilla is brownish red or reddish black. The shape of the sapodilla is similar to an egg.  Sapodilla is sweet in taste when it is ripe.