Comments on: Buah Keranji

By: SiewPeng

SiewPeng — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:10:59 +0000

Hi Andi Dihya, thanks for sharing.

By: Andi Dihya

Andi Dihya — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:32:12 +0000

Did you know there is a road in Singapore called Kranji Road(named after the fruit, buah kranji). My nephew went to a school named Kranji Secondary School and has since graduated and now my daughter followed the legacy. She is now studying in that school itself.

* There is even a Malay Pantun or rhyme on this fruit.

By: ColinJong

ColinJong — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 05:31:22 +0000

-> Oh, thank you for your information. I heard / watched it somewhere, but it has faded in my memory. Thank you for reminding. Yes, now I can’t find it anymore.

By: Oh

Oh — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:05:20 +0000

When I was a kid in the 1930’s, before WW2, I ate a lot of this keranji. More importantly, we match keranji fruit: 2 kids with a fruit each press the shell against shell, one (the loser) will be holding a broken shell. The games was called Adu Keranji (Keranji Match).
Nobody is playing it now, impossible to buy the fruit!

By: SiewPeng

SiewPeng — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:49:00 +0000

-> indo, does this tree produce fruit according to the season?

-> Que Ainie, thanks for your information about this fruit (terima kasih kerana memberitahu maklumat mengenai buah ini).

By: Que Ainie

Que Ainie — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 03:02:48 +0000

Buah ini banyak terdapat di Thailand. Biasa disalut dengan gula. memang sedap dimakan terutama yang suka masam manis.Di sarawak pun ada keranji madu yang best sekali.

By: indo

indo — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:56:14 +0000

it is also a fine ornamental tree, the cluster of tiny leaflets makes it unique. We have one in the front of the house

By: ColinJong

ColinJong — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:33:50 +0000

-> King, yes it is hard to find now. Try going to different wet markets frequently, and it might be found.

By: King

King — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:21:40 +0000

I’ve been eaten this since I was a kid. It’s my favorite actually but found it hard to find nowadays.

By: ColinJong

ColinJong — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:55:55 +0000

-> Mr.Woodworking, sorry, I don’t know about it.

By: Mr.Woodworking

Mr.Woodworking — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:17:23 +0000

Hi Colin,

Do you know anything about Keranji Wood for flooring?

By: ColinJong

ColinJong — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 01:20:16 +0000

I have just learned that the scientific name for this fruit and its plant is called Dialium indum.

By: SiewPeng

SiewPeng — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:30:16 +0000

-> Prof. Emeritus Abdullah Hassan, terima kasih. Your comment is really a great support for us.

By: Prof. Emeritus Abdullah Hassan

Prof. Emeritus Abdullah Hassan — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:02:05 +0000

Terima kasih.

Thank you for the valuable information. Continue the good work. As we become more and more urbanized, two things happen. First we become more and more ignorant of our kampung life. Second, we keep destroying our natural surrounding to the extinction of certain kampung trees.

May you continue the good work for mankind.

By: ColinJong

ColinJong — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:06:10 +0000

-> kenwooi, now you have explored it virtually using your computer.

-> theeggyolks, hope that you haven’t forgotten its taste.

-> Ken Lim, thanks for your information. Before I researched on this fruit (Keranji), I have forgotten its name, I searched the web using the keyword “Sarawak olive”, and I found other local rare fruits too. Yes, Binjai, Dapai, Keranji etc. are “rare” fruits now, especially in the city.

By: Ken Lim

Ken Lim — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:19:00 +0000

Hi Colin,

Nice article. I was wondering where your mum got those fruits from. I have not seen the fruits before, however the word Keranji reminds me of Kranji in Singapore. In the early days there must have been many Kranji trees in that area, probably that was how Kranji got its name. This fruit reminds me of buah Binjai which can be found in Malaysia, Indonesia and probably many of the Asean countries. Today, the fruit is rare. You don’t see many of these fruits sold in our markets. It is a seasonal fruit. I wonder whether you’ve seen any of these trees in Singapore.

Regards, Ken

By: theeggyolks

theeggyolks — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:51:06 +0000

it has been ages since i tasted these buah keranji -_-”

By: kenwooi

kenwooi — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:15:59 +0000

interesting.. i’ve never explored such a fruit before =)