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What to eat in Malaysia? Top 10 Malaysian Fruits

Last update: Fri Feb 14 2025
Top 10 Malaysian Fruits
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Best Malaysian Fruit Types

01

Tropical Fruit

MALAYSIA and  3 more regions
4.5
Mangosteen
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Mangosteen, also known as purple mangosteen, is a tropical plant grown for its sweet fruit. Its origin is believed be on the Sunda Islands, now divided between Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and East Timor. Mangosteen is characterized by its dark purple, firm shell which covers and protects the edible white fruit.


The texture of the fruit is soft, juicy, and delicate, while the flavor is sweet with slight hints of tartness. The fruit is usually enjoyed plain, but it can also be incorporated in various baked desserts, mixed salads, custards, smoothies, teas, or ice creams. 
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Banana

MALAYSIA and  one more region
4.5
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Lady Finger banana is a small, sweet variety of banana distinguished from others by its size, taste, and texture. It is significantly smaller and thinner than the more commonly known Cavendish banana, typically measuring about 4 to 6 inches (10 to 15 centimeters) in length.


What sets the Lady Finger banana apart is its exceptionally sweet flavor and creamy texture, making it a favorite for fresh eating. Its sweetness is often compared to that of honey, and it has a delicate, almost floral flavor profile. The skin of the Lady Finger banana is thin and the flesh is less dense compared to larger banana varieties, contributing to its unique texture. 
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Malaysian Musang King, also known as Mao Shan Wang, is considered one of the best durian varieties and is highly sought after for its rich, creamy texture and intense taste. It has a bright yellow flesh that is thick and custard-like, with a complex flavor profile that combines sweetness with a hint of bitterness.


The fruit is large and has a distinctive spiky husk. Although this cultivar was known as Raja Kunyit for at least 200 years, it only gained popularity in the 1980s, when its consistency was stabilized, and the fruit was registered with MARDI (The Malaysian Agricultural and Research Development Institute). 
04

Tropical Fruit

MALAYSIA and  one more region
4.2
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Rambutan is a medium-sized evergreen tree originating from the rainforests of western Malaysia and Singapore. The trees produce fruits that are round with leathery skin that’s covered in soft hairlike spines. The colors range from dark red to yellow.


The pulp is subacid to sweet and it contains a single seed. The seeds contain up to 40% fat, which is extracted and used for making soap. In the Philippines, people sometimes roast the seeds and eat them as a snack. The fruits are usually eaten out of hand and they are sold fresh or canned. 
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Tropical Fruit

MALAYSIA and  one more region
3.9
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Pulasan is an evergreen tree with a short trunk that’s native to western Malaysia and Singapore. The tree produced fruits that are ovoid, dark red to red or rarely yellow in color, with a thick leathery exterior that’s covered in short and soft spines.


The pulp is sweet and juicy with a single seed. The fruits are usually eaten fresh or used for preparing fruit jam. They‘re a great source of calcium, vitamin C, and carbohydrates. The seeds are edible when raw and their flavor is reminiscent of almonds. 
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Tropical Fruit

MALAYSIA and  3 more regions
3.6
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Water apple is a medium-sized evergreen tree that grows wild from India to Malaysia and Indonesia, and it’s cultivated throughout tropical parts of Asia, as well as in Africa and tropical America, but rarely. The fruits are wide and have a thin and waxy skin.


The flesh is white, crisp or spongy, with a mild aroma. The flavor is sweet in most varieties. The sweeter fruit varieties are usually enjoyed fresh or used in fruit salads. In tropical Asia, the young leaves are often used to wrap food before it’s cooked or steamed. 
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Tropical Fruit

MALAYSIA and  2 more regions
3.5
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Often dubbed the king of fruit, durian is an unusual tropical fruit that grows throughout Southeast Asia. A large spiky outer shell reveals a creamy, almost custard-like flesh, which, besides boasting a mildly sweet flavor, is notorious for being incredibly rank-smelling.


Highly nutritious and healthy, durian fruit goes well in both savory and sweet dishes, and it is used to prepare specialties such as durian cakes and puffs, durian ice cream or shaved ice, durian fritters, tempoyak (fermented durian), and lempok durian (a sweet candy with durian). 
VARIATIONS OF Durian
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Tropical Fruit

MALAYSIA and  one more country
3.2
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Breadfruit is an evergreen tree that’s probably native to New Guinea and the Malay Archipelago. The fruits have a warty light green exterior, while the flesh is cream-colored and starchy. When ripe, the pulp of the breadfruit turns soft. It can be baked, stuffed, mashed, and roasted.


When unripe, the fruit can be used like a potato and it has a similar flavor, which is why it’s often used cooked in Asian curries. Ripe breadfruits have a sweet flavor and they’re often used in desserts or cut into slices and dried in the sun for preservation. 
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Apple Variety

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Otaheite is an apple variety that's native to Malaysia, but it was introduced to Jamaica in 1793, and nowadays it's mostly associated with Jamaica as a treasured fruit of the island. Also known as Malay rose apple, Mountain apple, and Coco plum, these apples have a crimson red-burgundy skin that bruises easily.


The apples are usually eaten raw and the flavor ranges from bland to tangy to sweet. The flesh is either crisp or spongy in texture. Otaheite apples can be stewed with sugar and made into jam, and they're a key ingredient in a traditional Jamaican Otaheite apple galette.

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Namnam is a small evergreen tree that’s native to the Malay Peninsula. The tree produced fruits with a rough surface and crips and juicy flesh that contains one kidney-shaped seed. When ripe, the fruits have a texture that’s reminiscent of apples, while the flavor is aromatic and sweet to subacid.


The fruits are eaten out of hand or boiled in order to make pickles and chutneys. They can also be cooked with sugar to make desserts and sweets, while slightly underripe fruits are used in curries and some meat dishes. Interestingly, it is believed that the seed oil helps cure skin diseases.

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