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{{for|a volcano in [[Indonesia]]|Mount Salak}}
{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Salak
| image = Salak200507.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Salak fruit
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Arecales]]
| familia = [[Arecaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Salacca]]''
| species = '''''S. zalacca'''''
| binomial = ''Salacca zalacca''
| binomial_authority = (Gaertn.) Voss
}}
'''Salak''' (''Salacca zalacca'', [[synonymy|syn.]] ''S. edulis'', ''Calamus zalacca'') is a species of [[palm tree]] (family [[Arecaceae]]) native to [[Indonesia]] and [[Malaysia]]. It is a very short-stemmed palm, with [[leaf|leaves]] up to 6 m long; each leaf has a 2 m long spiny petiole and numerous leaflets.
The [[fruit]] grow in clusters at the base of the palm, and are also known as '''snake fruit''' due to the reddish-brown scaly skin. They are about the size and shape of a ripe [[fig]], usually round with a distinct tip, with an edible pulp; to peel, pinch the tip of the fruit and pull away. The fruit inside consists of three lobes, each lobe containing a large inedible seed. The lobes look and have the consistency of peeled garlic cloves. The taste is usually sweet and acidic, but its apple-like texture can vary from very dry and crumbly (''salak pondoh'' from [[Yogyakarta]]) to moist and crunchy (''salak [[Bali]]'').
==Cultivation==
Salak fruit has been cultivated throughout Indonesia and there are at least 30 cultivars, but most of which have an astringent taste and are not sweet. Two popular cultivars are ''salak pondoh'' from [[Yogyakarta]] province (found in [[1980s]]) and ''salak Bali'' from [[Bali]] island.
===Salak pondoh===
Salak pondoh has been an important fruit production in Yogyakarta province. In 1999, the production of salak pondoh in Yogyakarta was increased by 100% within five years, reaching 28,666 tons. The popularity of salak pondoh among local Indonesian consumers is mainly because of its aroma intensity, including overripe and sweaty even before full maturation, compared to the other cultivar, such as salak Bali.<ref name="wijaya">{{cite journal|title=Identification of potent odorants in different cultivars of snake fruit [''Salacca zalacca'' (Gaert.) voss] using gas chromatography-olfactometry| journal=J. Agric. Food Chem.| volume=53| issue=5| pages=1637–1641| date=2005| author=H. Wijaya; D. Ulrich; R. Lestari; K. Schippel; and G. Ebert}}</ref> The cultivar salak pondok has been produced even outside the province. However, the distinctive aroma of salak pondoh is not very popular among non-native consumers.<ref name="wijaya"/>
Salak pondoh has three more superior variations, namely ''pondoh super'', ''pondoh hitam'' (black pondoh), and ''pondoh gading''.
==References==
* {{cite journal|title=Changes in the Volatile Compounds and in the Chemical and Physical Properties of Snake Fruit (''Salacca edulis'' Reinw) Cv. ''Pondoh'' during Maturation| journal=J. Agric. Food Chem.| volume=50| issue=26| pages=7627–7633| date=2002| doi=10.1021/jf020620e S0021-8561(02)00620-9| author=Supriyadi; Suhardi; M. Suzuki; K. Yoshida; T. Muto; A. Fujita; and N. Watanabe}}
{{reflist|2}}
[[Category:Palms]]
[[Category:Fruit]]
[[Category:Flora of Asia]]
[[Category:Flora of Indonesia]]
{{fruit-stub}}
{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Salak
| image = Salak200507.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Salak fruit
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Arecales]]
| familia = [[Arecaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Salacca]]''
| species = '''''S. zalacca'''''
| binomial = ''Salacca zalacca''
| binomial_authority = (Gaertn.) Voss
}}
'''Salak''' (''Salacca zalacca'', [[synonymy|syn.]] ''S. edulis'', ''Calamus zalacca'') is a species of [[palm tree]] (family [[Arecaceae]]) native to [[Indonesia]] and [[Malaysia]]. It is a very short-stemmed palm, with [[leaf|leaves]] up to 6 m long; each leaf has a 2 m long spiny petiole and numerous leaflets.
The [[fruit]] grow in clusters at the base of the palm, and are also known as '''snake fruit''' due to the reddish-brown scaly skin. They are about the size and shape of a ripe [[fig]], usually round with a distinct tip, with an edible pulp; to peel, pinch the tip of the fruit and pull away. The fruit inside consists of three lobes, each lobe containing a large inedible seed. The lobes look and have the consistency of peeled garlic cloves. The taste is usually sweet and acidic, but its apple-like texture can vary from very dry and crumbly (''salak pondoh'' from [[Yogyakarta]]) to moist and crunchy (''salak [[Bali]]'').
==Cultivation==
Salak fruit has been cultivated throughout Indonesia and there are at least 30 cultivars, but most of which have an astringent taste and are not sweet. Two popular cultivars are ''salak pondoh'' from [[Yogyakarta]] province (found in [[1980s]]) and ''salak Bali'' from [[Bali]] island.
===Salak pondoh===
Salak pondoh has been an important fruit production in Yogyakarta province. In 1999, the production of salak pondoh in Yogyakarta was increased by 100% within five years, reaching 28,666 tons. The popularity of salak pondoh among local Indonesian consumers is mainly because of its aroma intensity, including overripe and sweaty even before full maturation, compared to the other cultivar, such as salak Bali.<ref name="wijaya">{{cite journal|title=Identification of potent odorants in different cultivars of snake fruit [''Salacca zalacca'' (Gaert.) voss] using gas chromatography-olfactometry| journal=J. Agric. Food Chem.| volume=53| issue=5| pages=1637–1641| date=2005| author=H. Wijaya; D. Ulrich; R. Lestari; K. Schippel; and G. Ebert}}</ref> The cultivar salak pondok has been produced even outside the province. However, the distinctive aroma of salak pondoh is not very popular among non-native consumers.<ref name="wijaya"/>
Salak pondoh has three more superior variations, namely ''pondoh super'', ''pondoh hitam'' (black pondoh), and ''pondoh gading''.
==References==
* {{cite journal|title=Changes in the Volatile Compounds and in the Chemical and Physical Properties of Snake Fruit (''Salacca edulis'' Reinw) Cv. ''Pondoh'' during Maturation| journal=J. Agric. Food Chem.| volume=50| issue=26| pages=7627–7633| date=2002| doi=10.1021/jf020620e S0021-8561(02)00620-9| author=Supriyadi; Suhardi; M. Suzuki; K. Yoshida; T. Muto; A. Fujita; and N. Watanabe}}
{{reflist|2}}
[[Category:Palms]]
[[Category:Fruit]]
[[Category:Flora of Asia]]
[[Category:Flora of Indonesia]]
{{fruit-stub}}