Sunday, August 16, 2015

Buah Bilak



Have anyone of you heard of Buah Bilak, bael fruit or stone apple (Aegle marmelos)? This exotic fruit has a smooth and super hard woody shell that must be cracked with the help of a hammer or machete. 

It has a pleasant aroma, just like eating the marmalade and smelling of roses and citrus. The yellow pulp of bael fruit is very fibrous and the seeds can be found in the slimy mucilage. 

Bael fruit is used in traditional medicine in India and its medicinal values had been reported here.

My mom accidentally planted this bael fruit tree in her garden. All this while, my mom thought it is a fig tree as the fruit seller told her so, and now the truth has been revealed. It bear a lot of fruits.

By the way, are Gelinggai and Bilak the same fruit or they are different? Please enlighten me.


 





9 comments:

  1. Hi Olive, kami disini kenalinya sebagai buah belinggai. Pernah makan masa budak2 dulu, rasa2nya dah 40 tahun kut..isinya gebu berserabut dan bau wangi bila masak.Waktu tu pokok ni tumbuh dalam kawasan istana raja ( istana Agung sekarang ) di Anak Bukit, Kedah. Tinggi pokoknya. Kulitnya keras mcam tempurung. Kena ketuk dulu....ada org cakap sdap dimakan dengan santan...

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    1. Salam Kak Mala, Thanks for the info! I realise that Kak Mala memang expert in all these exotic plants and fruits. ya, makan dgn santan & brown sugar. That what i saw from google too. 40years? LAMAnya!! Kat rumah, memang tak ada orang nak makan. so just boil and drink the water only

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    2. hehee..Olive..of coz lah dah lama...I sekarang pun dah jadi nenek..

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    3. Kak Mala, Dah jadi nenek? Wow, you are so lucky & being blessed!

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  2. Dear Olive.

    The leaves of this plant don't look at all like fig atau pokok ara right?
    Jarang betul dapat nampak buahnya. Saw in MAHA exhibition last year though.

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    1. Diana sis, Ya. The leaves is totally different! My mom actually does not know how fig tree look like. She just bought it because the seller said it is a fig tree =p. Oh ya? i didnt notice kat MAHA ada. So far I have not seen this buah at other place except those kat internet n buku agromedia

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  3. hi sis olive. first time dengar buah bilak.. rare ni

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    1. Herny Sis, long time didn hear from you! Ya, it is! From google, dia mention orang india lebih kenali buah ni..sebab they use the leaves or fruits for prayer if not mistaken =)

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