Thai Name: Sala (สละ)
Common name: Sala
Scientific name: Salacca sp.
Remark: Nern Wong
Season availability: year round
Peak Period: Apr-Aug
Shape: pear shped
Colour: dark brown scaly skin; thick soft and juicy yellow flesh; small seeds
Taste: sweet with a touch of sour flavor
Nutrition remark: Good source of vitamins C and B2
Preparation and eating:
- Hold the fruit with both hands
- Break the skin the small end with your fingers
- Pull it off around the fruit anticlockwise
- Arrange flesh on a plate
*** Eaten fresh. Make juice, jam and pickle (in syrup).









