Saturday, January 22, 2011

Plum Mango/Marian Plum



Yesterday, while I was at the market, I saw buah Kundang (as I call it) at a fruit stall in the market. Buahnya besar-besar gedabak dan oren..geram menengoknya....kecur air liur. I have never seen such big buah kundang . As soon as my daughter saw it at the market, she said "Mama I want it! Please...". Siap please..please lagi tu. I asked for the price and to my surprise, I was told it's RM25 per kg! Mahal wei!! Washington Epal pun tak semahal tu!!!

Actually, memang harganya begitu, here in KT but in Kelantan it's only half the price. Maybe because Kelantan is nearer to Thailand where the fruits come from. Despite the price, I still bought it because my daughter said pleaseee..pleaseee.... I pun suka buah ni. Bukannya selalu makan pun.




The violet seed

The fruit is called Marian Plum or Plum Mango in English or Ma-praang in Thailand and it's native to South East Asia . Marian Plum is also grown in northern part of Malaysia. In Thailand, Marian Plum is in season only for a short period of time that is from January to March. Patutlah pun banyak kat pasar sekarang ni. In Malaysia, the fruit is called buah kundang due to the violet seeds. Violet is ' biru kundang' in Malay language. If I'm not mistaken in northern Malaysia the fruit is called buah Setar. Kena minta kepastian orang Utara ni..I am not sure what is it called in Terengganu- kena tanya org Terengganu juga ni...


It's a mini sized mango and the outer skin is edible . Bila gigit rasa rangup kulitnya...tu yang best tu..

The big Marian Plum and the normal size Marian Plum that I usually see.


Nasib baik dua2 pun manis leting! Berbaloilah dengan regenya..Of course the bigger one is sweeter and juicier....very delicious!! Puas hatilah memakannya semalam....





Posted by TK at 12:40 PM
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29 comments:

  1. jijah montelJanuary 22, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    hi TK!!! im back.. hikhik..

    i dah pindah balik klang dah.. tak dan nak jumpa u TK... takpelah.. i can still read ur blog.. love this entry.. such good info u have because i only know how to eat it but the rest.. zero... ok now im craving buah salak dungun pulak bila tengok last pic tu.. manis letting!!! haihh..

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  2. Yat MariaJanuary 23, 2011 at 12:17 AM

    alamak beb...kepingin nyer ai tgk buah kundang tu...sini jarang jumpa...

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  3. i amsterdamJanuary 23, 2011 at 4:53 AM

    Memang kecur air liur mak oiii !!! Besarnya buah tu...

    Kat utara pun ada 2 nama, setar dan jeremia(atau rumia @ remia). Tapi ada orang kata kedua2 buah tu berbeza. For me, kedua buah tu sama cuma mungkin species yg sedikit berbeza dari saiz buah & saiz pokoknya shj.

    Kabarnya bandar Alor Setar pun asalnya dari buah ini.

    I'm glad u posted this entry TK !! I relearn the history of AS !!! he..he..he..

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  4. NatJanuary 23, 2011 at 6:05 AM

    Wow...fascinating fruit! Such beautiful violet seeds.

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  5. NanaJanuary 23, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Besarnya buah kundang tu! Tengok jer pun dah dapat imagine kemanisan dan ke'juician" nya! Really good info about the violet seed! Masa kecik2 tahu makan buah dia jer, bijinya tak pernah potong. Baru tahu rupa bijinya! :)

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  6. Cat-from-SydneyJanuary 23, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    TK Sensei,
    My Dad (anak jati KT) said they call it buoh setor or buoh gemia. The Thai origin is lonjong but buah kundang Melayu is round, sedap buat sambal belacan. RM25 per kg? Wow! So mahal. purrr....meow!

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  7. CheqnaJanuary 23, 2011 at 11:50 PM

    This anak Terengganu tak tau nama lain except buah kundang..hehe..

    and memang suka buah ni, if masam2 pun masih okay :)

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  8. BAYU HEBAT SDN. BHDJanuary 24, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    fuhh..25/kg? last 2 week I beli kt RR bukit gantang if x silap rm16 sekilo!

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  9. ErmayumJanuary 24, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    ngilu i :)

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  10. OasisJanuary 24, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    Wah sedapnye buat ni. seyes,,,,nama dia buat star or kmior (ni panggilan dari belah timur)

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  11. AzmiezasJanuary 25, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    sedapnya buah ni tapi akak suka yg masam2 manis..ermmm..terus kecur air liur..

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  12. UnknownJanuary 26, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    Salam TK
    I called this fruit Buah biji remia.Buah setar tu tak pernah tengok so I cant tell if its the same fruit or not well maybe its the same but alias hehehe. And its good for sambal belacan just like buah bacang or buah binjai.
    I saw them in Chow Kit but I didnt ask the price coz I was like overwhelmed la ..so many things to buy hahaha
    This one looks so good and I imagine its sweeter than the local ones.
    Thank you for sharing.

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  13. Abu AimanJanuary 27, 2011 at 5:00 PM

    sedap nampak... slurrrpp... betui la tu buah staq. Jarang jumpa di kuantan ni.

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  14. Lady of LeisureJanuary 28, 2011 at 12:15 AM

    dah lama tak makan buah ni, kalau jumpa mesti beli sedap kan, tapi bak kata ermayum, ngilu gitu hehe

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  15. TKJanuary 28, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    Jijah- tu la you..sampai hati tinggalkan kita..I tak tau pasal salak dungun tapi memang salak belah2 pantai timur sedap gilos!! Nanti I pegi Klang bawak utk you, wokay!!

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  16. TKJanuary 28, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    Yat Maria- memang susah nak jumpa. Minggu lepas masa I buat posting ni ada lagi. Minggu ni dah takde!!! Huhu..tak puas makan..

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  17. TKJanuary 28, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    Nat- Most people do not know that the fruit has violet seed because we would throw away the seed after eating it.

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  18. TKJanuary 28, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    Nana- Ye la, selalu lepas makan bauh tu kita buang biji. So tak tau colournya begitu kan? Kalau potong barulah tau..I pun potong sebab nak tujnuk kat blog ni. Kalau tak tak bother pun nak potong!

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  19. TKJanuary 28, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    CatInSydney- Buah kat Malaysia is round and masam tapi sedap buat jerukkan. Sambal belacan buah setor ni I tak pernah makan lagi. Duduk kat Selangor dulu mana ada buah ni..Kat Tganu pun belum terjumpa lagi but I can imagine kesedapannya...anything masam2 kalau bubuh dalam sambal belacan memang perrgghh!!!

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  20. TKJanuary 28, 2011 at 11:54 AM

    Cheqna- Ni mesti anak Tganu yang tak membesar di Terengganu..hehe
    U r so right masam2 pun sedap. Actually kulit dia masam. Bila gigit kulit masam bercampur dgn isi yg manis- tu yang sedap tu!!!

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  21. TKJanuary 28, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    Joy - memang mahalkan?? Kat KB selalunya RM12 je..RM16 pun still considered ok jugak..

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  22. TKJanuary 28, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    Ermayum- memang ngilu..tapi sodap!!

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  23. TKJanuary 28, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    Oasis- tak pernah dengar kmior tu..buah setor pernahlah. Banyok di kelate ni, maghi alik sie..

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  24. TKJanuary 28, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    Azmiezas- walaupun buah kundang dari Thailand manis..kulitnya tetap masam kak.So dia jadi masam manis!

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  25. TKJanuary 28, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    UmiHoney- Kat Chow Kit tu macam2 ada kan..like you said you can everything except for father and mother!!

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  26. TKJanuary 28, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    Abu Aiman- Buah setaq..tu loghat utara kan. Kat pantai timur sama juga namanya buah setor..bunyi lain sikit je..

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  27. TKJanuary 28, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    LadyOfLeisure- memang susah nak jumpa buah ni..sebab tu bila nampak terus beli. Memang sedap. Minggu ni I nak beli lagi tapi dah takde.Huhu..

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  28. TKJanuary 28, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    IamAmsterdam- Thanks for the info. Now I know namanya di Utara...I hanya tau buha kundang je..
    Mmg besar buah tu. You know org Thai suka ubahsuai and improvised buah2an dia. Buah asam jawa pun bole jadi manis.

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  29. SusannahJanuary 31, 2011 at 5:17 PM

    What an amazing looking fruit! I love to see the things you show, so many thing I have never seen before. :-)

    I hope you and your family are well TK, it has been a while since I visited. :-)

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