Dabai fruit

Malaysia
December 5, 2012 9:40pm CST
I dont know what this name fruit in english but our local here called it 'dabai'. This fruit is only in Borneo. In Brunei this fruit they called as 'kembayau' and we all Sarawakians called it buah dabai(dabai fruit). It mainly found in Sarawak especially in Sibu city. First things you must do before you can eat this fruit is rinse it then soak in lukewarm water until it softens. Put and mix salt or black soy sauce in this fruit. The yellowish of this fruit taste creamy. You can eat this fruit with a rice. Do you know about this fruit and do you have experience eat this fruit?
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ARIES1973
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
6 Dec 12
Hi akamaru! If I am not mistaken, I know that fruit. We call that pili in our local dialect and if I am not mistaken it is also called pili nut. Well, that is one of the product of our province. In fact, we have a lot of trees in my grand father's farm. Aside from the cover, the most delicious part of it is the nut which we made into sweets or candy. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I just rely on the picture.
ARIES1973
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
6 Dec 12
If it has a shell after you ate the cover, then it might be. You may try to search for pili nut in shell picture. We eat the fruit the same as you did. Then the shell, we break it using bolo or a big butcher knife. Inside it is the pili nut which we can eat as it is or we can make a candy out of it. We call it pili nut candy.
AkamaruKei
@AkamaruKei (5219)
• Malaysia
6 Dec 12
At here we just use knife to cut it shell and eat pili nut in there. Candy? Nobody here make pili nut as candy. That good if i can try pili nut candy.
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ARIES1973
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
6 Dec 12
You should try it. It's delicious! It is just coated with sugar. Oh I'm sorry I don't know how to cook but you can look for recipes online.
Mavic123456
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
6 Dec 12
Hmmmm.. interesting fruit. I think we have that kind of fruit here in Thailand I just don't know what it is called. But it is indeed delicious. great sharing
AkamaruKei
@AkamaruKei (5219)
• Malaysia
6 Dec 12
Maybe it's have in Thailand but i dont know what you all called it names in Thailand.
Mavic123456
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
6 Dec 12
Yes, there are lots of fruits here. It will certainly be here.
nelerkz
@nelerkz (467)
• Philippines
6 Dec 12
Oh, it seems yummy and juicy, I never saw that kind of fruit and it's my first time to hear that but anyway, thanks for sharing. :)
AkamaruKei
@AkamaruKei (5219)
• Malaysia
6 Dec 12
Yeah it's yummy and delicious we like to mix it with a salt never try with black soy sauce but some people eat like that.
shaqziad
@shaqziad (655)
• Malaysia
11 Dec 12
I know this fruit, but never got the chance to try it out. When I was studying in Sabah, a friend showed it to me, it was sold at 'tamu'.
AkamaruKei
@AkamaruKei (5219)
• Malaysia
11 Dec 12
If you have chance you should try. It's yummy when it mix with salt.
Shavkat
@Shavkat (139942)
• Philippines
8 Dec 12
I never heard of the dabai fruit. I assume it is called dates. How does it taste?
AkamaruKei
@AkamaruKei (5219)
• Malaysia
8 Dec 12
You are from philippines, some people from philippines call this fruit as 'pili'. Do you know pili fruit?
shielala
@shielala (75)
• Philippines
6 Dec 12
Wow! That's healthy! Can you provide some photos? If you don't mind. When i read this discussion, I felt hungry! I think the fruit you are referring to is very delicious and a mouth watering. A God creations indeed! :)
AkamaruKei
@AkamaruKei (5219)
• Malaysia
6 Dec 12
Yeah it's delicious fruit. We can eat this fruit with a rice. :)