Tropical fruits are available all year round and also fruits from moderate climates, such as apples and pears. The latter are grown in the cool mountainous regions of the country, such as in Batu in East Java or imported from Japan, Malaysia, Thailand or Australia. Like apples and pears papaya is available in supermarkets and traditional markets throughout the year. The smell of papaya may remind you of the exhibit with the tropical birds in the zoo, but nevertheless it's a tasty and cheap fruit. But be careful; eating too much papaya may cause belly problems. The natural remedy is to eat the young boiled leaves of the papaya tree.
Mango, banana and pineapple are among the fruits already familiar to most travelers. Mango is available mot of the year. We have many kinds of bananas and it is recommended to leave the familiar large Cavendish banana for when you get home, and meanwhile enjoy your local bananas, big and small and their different tastes. In case you come across black bananas in the store or in the supermarket, these are not ready to be thrown away. On the contrary, the black skin indicates that these bananas or plantains are now ripe enough to be fried and become pisang goreng.
More exoctic fruits include rambutan and durian. The first is a small hairy fruit (rambut means hair) with a thin reddish skin. The skin peels off easily revealing the juicy white flesh that resembles the more familiar lychee.
Durian has strong supporters and others who hate is profoundly. The supporters will not be able to stay away from durian, simply because it tastes so great. The others hate the fruit for its penetrating smell, which they refer to stench. Whatever it is, durian lovers are not allowed to bring the fruit on broad of aircraft, buses, ferries and trains.
Manggis, salak and srikaya are other tropical fropical fruits you may not easily find at home. Although the skins give away reluctantly, they may in fact hurt your fingers, the flesh is sweet. Salak (snake skin fruit) may taste mildly sour. Well, there are many more fruits to explore and to enjoy. Your search parties along traditional markets and in the supermarkets will always result in a new finding.
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