Malaysia has a great variety of refreshing tropical fruits. Some are seasonal while others are available throughout the year. Local fruits which are especially popular include papaya, passion fruit, water melon and pineapple.Banana. There are several kinds of bananas available and varieties grown can be grouped into two categories : those eaten raw for the fine flavour, lamaican banana, pisang mas, pisang rastali, and those which are made into goreng pisang or banana fritters.
Carambola. Much better known as the starfruit because of its shape when sliced, this fruit's yellow flesh enclosed in a crisp skin is soft and juice. Its flavour varies from sour to sweet. Starfruit is available all year around. Although it is eaten fresh, starfruit juice is very popular as it is believed to lower blood pressure.
Cempedak. Like the jackfruit, this is a compound fruit. It is fruit contains dozens of seed covered with a sweet fragrant, rich yellow flesh. When eaten raw, the seed is discarded. A popular way of eating cempedak is to deep-fry it in batter. The cooked seed, which tastes like young potato, can be eaten too.
