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NATURE & GASTRONOMY

 

 

 

  ra-kam

 

Thailand

Ra-kam is a palm fruit with the botanical name Salacca wallichiana and nicknamed ‘snake fruit’ due to its skin's snake-like pattern.

 

The outer skin is a brownish red. The fruits are similar to those of the Sa-la Palm (Salacca zalacca), but shorter and more rounded, whereas Sa-la fruits are more elongated and slender (fig.).

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