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Camel
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Joshua asks:” Papa, why is the camel so big but the “pang pang” (fecal pellets) so small?”

hmmm…

Matthew
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In the car with Matt. He’s both adorable and naughty at the same time. In his terrible two’s now - its real. Can imitate the squawks of crows.

Sentol
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Siva sniffing the very fragrant Sentol purchased from the Thai embassy bazaar (no apples and pears there, just durians, mangosteen, jambus, mangoes etc). The Sentol, Sandoricum koetjape, Meliaceae is a fruit of the past. I have eaten it on occasions when my grandmother or mum got it from Malaysia or the local wet markets when it was in season. My landlady used to comment that she very much enjoyed eating fruits and vegetables that were in season. Chen Kee also got a first taste of this relic fruit. Active conservation of our fruit heritage. I wonder if we’ll find info on the nutritional value of such fruits compared to grapes, oranges and pears.

Thanks for the comment below Otterman!

Anacardiaceae
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Besides the wild nutmegs were these wild Anacardiaceae fruits (fruit large, fleshy with large flattened stone set with coarse fibres enclosing one seed). They can be very poisonous! Example of a poisonous species is the Lanjut (after which the Jalan Lanjut is named), where the “vapour of the freshly bruised fruit tissues can affect the skin”.