Muar Cherry

Here in Malaysia, we think berries only come from stores. There are so many types of berries grown unnoticed. Local wild berries such as kemunting are now rarely seen. People tend to plant only flowers and vegetables in their small garden plot due to lack of space. My attempt is to collect and plant the edible berries that I can find. The following photos are of a type fruit that I found in a friend's kampung (village) in Muar, Johore. The ripe fruit is red and tastes sour.

"Muar" Cherry 1, July 2008

"Muar" Cherry 2, July 2008

"Muar" Cherry 3, July 2008

"Muar" Cherry 4, July 2008

"Muar" Cherry 5, July 2008

"Muar" Cherry 6, July 2008

Teh Tarik

Onions

Onions from my little garden. July 2008

Onions (Allium cepa) are my permanent little garden plant. The reason is simple; they are easy to grow and make my cooking tastier. As my daughter Maisarah said, “I couldn’t imagine that some people actually hate onions. They taste good!”My superstitious neighbor (they are from Penang) used to hang onions and dried chilies on his front gate to ward off bad spirits. Well, I don’t know about evil spirits, but regular use of onions (and stay away from cigarette smoke) will definitely keep you healthy. Onions are used for diuretic, healing wounds, and clearing throat infections. No, I didn’t eat onions for those purposes, they taste good especially in jemput-jemput (Malaysian balls).