Sunday, June 08, 2008

Diospyros - Food of the God
Brastagi, Medan
Alhamdulilah after struggling for few weeks, I managed to complete my task. I managed to key in all the data, I managed to complete all the grant application and now I need to sit and read all about statistic. I just need to refresh my mind with all the boring stuff so call statistic. On top of that, I need to prepare some document and contact few people for my next assignment. My boss will be away for almost 3 weeks, she has to go to Alice Spring, Adelaide then New York. I will then travel once she come back.

Last week my sis and her soldiers went to Persimmon farm which is not far from our house. She brought back very nice and sweet persimmon. I get to know this fruit from my mum when I was a kid. My mum is very fanatic to 3 types of fruits; rambutans, water melon and persimmon. By then, my mum called persimmon as "buah Kasmak". But when I was in UK, people call it Sharon fruits. In in this kangaroo land they call it persimmon. When I was in Medan, they call it Pisang Kaki. The first time ever I saw persimmon tree when I was in Brastagi. Ancient refer this fruit as 'Food of the God', have lead to it classification in the genus Diospyros of Ebony family. Dios - God, pyros -grain or food.
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40 comments:

  1. TokNabeJune 8, 2008 at 10:24 PM

    That fruit look like 'buah cupu'. Masa muda boleh dibuat sambal dan bila masak boleh dimakan begitu saja. Rasanya masam2 manis.

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  2. HafifiJune 8, 2008 at 11:03 PM

    rambutan..fuh! dah lama xmakan..antara 3 yang disebut, hannya satu yang sllu d makan yakni watermelon..

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  3. Jamal Abd RahmanJune 8, 2008 at 11:50 PM

    kalau kat pasar malam sini jual buah tu harus tak laku..org tak reti nak makan pun persimmon tu...

    dulu2 je agak popular buah pisang kaki ni...dont know the the nutritional value of this "food of the god"..mesti byk khasiat tu..

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  4. AnonymousJune 9, 2008 at 12:02 AM

    buah kasmak? uhu. tak penah dgr pon sblm neh. best tak buah tu?

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  5. UnknownJune 9, 2008 at 10:35 AM

    salam kenal-kenal juga ya..

    mcm buah sentul dimensinya..

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  6. AkakJune 9, 2008 at 11:36 AM

    Dah tua2 nie baru tau yang persimmon ngan pisang kaki tu adalah sama..

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  7. hUmmYJune 9, 2008 at 12:31 PM

    hahahaha!

    pisang kaki tu persimmon ke?

    baw tao!

    :))

    bes!

    memasam manes!

    kat kg ade pokok tu beso!

    hiks~

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  8. cendawanintimJune 9, 2008 at 12:39 PM

    memang banyak pisang kaki nih kat pasar basah medan kan...

    anyway, ni first time tengok pokok dia..

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  9. MasyJune 9, 2008 at 12:51 PM

    mak sy pon suke buah pisang kaki ni. sedap gak. bijinya cam ciku tp isinya licin lg.

    pegi Medan aritu pon beli utk mak :)

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  10. MZJune 9, 2008 at 4:00 PM

    mistikal nye nama. apa nama lain selain pisang kaki?

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  11. Cuppa KofeeJune 9, 2008 at 5:02 PM

    ermmm...
    kuncop pun suka buah kasmak ni.

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  12. fusarium solaniJune 9, 2008 at 6:38 PM

    kesemak,kasmak, persimmon,pisang kaki adalah nama panggilan buah ini,
    pertama kali tengok pokoknya.

    buah cupu kata tok nabe itu sudah kira buah nadir, akhir sekali saya ketemu pada dekat akhir 80an! budak yang dok betul-betul kat kampung je yang tahu pasal buah ni.

    kesemak selalu dikeringkan oleh orang tionghua..buah segar agak mahal. sebiji lebih dari dua ringgit!

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  13. zinoJune 10, 2008 at 6:29 AM

    kalau kat malaysia panggil apa tu..

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  14. shafarinaJune 10, 2008 at 9:21 AM

    tak pernah makan :)

    nama pun baru first time dengar..

    nak carilah buah ni kat pasar

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  15. @xiMJune 10, 2008 at 12:35 PM

    kalau nama pisang kaki pernah dengar tapi rasa tak pernah...between,aku bukan lah pencinta buah buahan...tembikai jer aku suka..hehe

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  16. kuInaJune 10, 2008 at 2:04 PM

    sedap bila dikeringkn...

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  17. aNIeJune 10, 2008 at 3:39 PM

    Salam arsaili...kak lady ni biar pun dah berumur lebih 40an...tapi masih belum teringin nak makan buah pisang kaki tu...sedap ke?

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  18. MulanJune 10, 2008 at 4:50 PM

    the best kasmak yg saya pernah makan ialah di vietnam.. kecik ada, besar ada, sederhana pun ada.. manis gila..

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  19. CikguZueJune 10, 2008 at 6:50 PM

    biasa tengok kat kedai, tapi tak terasa nak makan. mungkin sebab mahal sungguh harganye. baik beli rambutan.hehehe....

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  20. zura liasJune 10, 2008 at 7:59 PM

    secara jujurnya..sy x penah dgr nama buah nie hatta nama pisang kaki sekali pun..enak tak?

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  21. en_meJune 10, 2008 at 8:48 PM

    gitteww.. first time dengar pisang kaki..

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  22. TokMohJune 10, 2008 at 10:57 PM

    Salam Arsaili.Wah...sdp buah pisang kaki tu.Tok sekarang dok tunggu buah durian & manggis masak.Pokok tepi rmh ada berbuah tapi x byk.

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  23. KAMATOJune 11, 2008 at 12:37 AM

    Memang sedap persimmon itu, tapi dalam banyak2 tempat rasanya tak lawan buah 'kaki' di japan

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  24. tintaHatiJune 11, 2008 at 11:13 AM

    Kalau dapat yang manis memang sedap...tu kegemaran tok saya..

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  25. Mr Ah FaJune 11, 2008 at 3:01 PM

    haaa...persimmon?
    Terima kasih singgah2 blog Mr Ah Fa itu ye :-D

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  26. JieJune 11, 2008 at 3:47 PM

    byknya i need...i need...moga dipermudahkan.

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  27. walizJune 11, 2008 at 4:32 PM

    persimmon also my fav...expensive fruit! tht day in jusco its almost RM4 perpiece...telan air liur je la...

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  28. Mak SuJune 11, 2008 at 6:18 PM

    wahhh, naper ya dipanggil food of the god? tentu ada sejarah menarik, ek?

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  29. Mazza Homemade CookiesJune 11, 2008 at 6:31 PM

    rare fruit camne memang agak sukar nak dpt. kat tempat saya ni...tapi pernah merasanya..not bad..

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  30. shaifulsafarJune 11, 2008 at 8:24 PM

    thanks 4 visit my new blog..

    sometime we must thinking out of box even we still in the box...

    so, we already have or can do preparation for the future life (when we exit from the box)

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  31. EzadJune 11, 2008 at 8:36 PM

    syok la jln2. jauh berjalan luas pandangan

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  32. Abang LongJune 12, 2008 at 5:37 AM

    Salam hormat buat arsaili.

    Food of the God .... wow ! Apa rasanya ya ?

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  33. AnonymousJune 12, 2008 at 8:16 AM

    tak lama lagi musim pisang kaki la ...yum yum sedap...

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  34. indera kencanaJune 12, 2008 at 3:26 PM

    Ya.. betul kata TokNabe..
    Buah tu kami panggil buah curupu atau buah cupu..
    Masih ada kat dusun ayah saya...
    Tak tau la pulak kalau persimmon kat Australia rasa dia lain pulak...

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  35. blackpurple @ jowopinterJune 12, 2008 at 3:41 PM

    Tak pernah jumpa secara langsung, apatah lagi merasanya. :)

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  36. NuRuLJune 12, 2008 at 9:49 PM

    salam bro..
    owh..gini rupenye pokok pisang kaki nih..
    famili saya sangat suka buah nih..kalo beli pasar malam bleh murah lagi..tp biasa chinesse saje yg jual buah nih.
    Mula2 dulu memang rasa cam pelik jer..tp dah rasa..wah..memang sedap lar..sampai tiap2 minggu kitorg beli.

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  37. achikJune 13, 2008 at 5:35 PM

    saya panggil pisang kaki.. :)

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  38. de_kerinchiJune 13, 2008 at 11:30 PM

    salam arsaili,

    Food of the god ...interesting name...Its Feel like tomato though, it is called the Persimmon Fruit or Buah Pisang Kaki in Malay which literally means Banana Foot Fruit, ..funny ..hihihi

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  39. azlishukriJune 14, 2008 at 11:14 PM

    makanan yang berkhasiat..

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  40. me3nJune 15, 2008 at 10:51 PM

    persimmon neh bahase melayu nye pe? ade kat malaysia ke? ;p.

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