Brilio.net - Palm fruit is a healthy snack that is high in fiber and vitamins. It's not surprising that many people end up processing palm fruit into various dishes. Such as sweets, pudding, compote filling, and various other types of drinks. The texture is chewy, making anyone who eats it addicted.
Before being processed into various dishes, palm fruit must be washed first . However, this method of washing food cannot be done carelessly, you know. The reason is, newly purchased palm fruit usually has mucus and a sour smell. After investigating, this is because the palm fruit is sold by soaking it in water.
The slime and sour smell of palm fruit won't disappear if you just wash it with plain water. A number of people end up deliberately soaking the palm fruit for a long time. Even though it is clean, the texture of the palm fruit is at risk of being destroyed if soaked in water for too long, you know.
To get around this, you can imitate what TikTok user @naernabagus did. In the video upload, these mothers only rely on one kitchen dregs to remove the mucus from the palm fruit.
Curious about how?
This effective way to remove mucus from palm fruit is using 1 kitchen dregs.
Reported by BrilioFood from TikTok @naernabagus on Tuesday (19/3), one kitchen dregs used is water used to wash rice. So, first put the fruit and fronds in a container. Then pour the water used to wash the rice into it.
"Soak it in rice washing water for 30 minutes," he said.
photo: TikTok/@naernabagus
According to him, the water used to wash rice is effective in removing all the dirt and mucus from the palm fruit. That way, the palm fruit won't taste sour when it's processed later.
After soaking for 30 minutes, drain and rinse the palm fruit with plain water. Then boil the frond and frond until the water boils. After that, discard the boiled water.
photo: TikTok/@naernabagus
This processed palm fruit can be consumed directly or cooked according to taste. It can be seen in the video that these women process fruit and fronds into sweets. Therefore, he immediately re-boiled the palm fruit in a sugar solution that had been added with food coloring and a bunch of pandan leaves. During the boiling process, just use a low stove heat so that the palm fruit is cooked perfectly.
photo: TikTok/@naernabagus
After the cooking water has reduced, turn off the stove heat. Candied fruit and fronds are ready to be served.
photo: TikTok/@naernabagus
Apart from its tempting appearance, the taste of palm fruit is also delicious because it is free from mucus.
How to store palm fruit so it lasts a long time.
To store palm fruit so that it lasts a long time, you can follow these steps:
1. Choose good palm fruit.
Make sure the palm fruit you buy is fresh and not damaged.
2. Pack in a closed container.
After opening the can or original packaging, make sure you transfer the palm fruit into a clean, tightly closed airtight container. This will help prevent contamination and keep the palm fruit moist.
3. Store in a cool place.
Place the container of palm fronds in the refrigerator or a cool place. Low temperatures will help slow the growth of microorganisms and maintain the freshness of the palm fruit.
4. Add syrup.
If the palm fruit is not stored in syrup, you can add sugar syrup as an additional preservative. Make sure the syrup is thick and sweet enough to keep the fruit and fronds fresh.
5. Keep it clean.
Make sure the storage container and tools used to collect the frond frond are always clean. Avoid contamination from bacteria or fungi which can accelerate the damage of palm fruit.
6. Check regularly.
Regularly check the palm fruit to ensure there are no signs of microbial growth or suspicious color changes. If there is, immediately throw away the palm fruit.
By following the steps above, you can store the palm fruit well and make it last long enough to enjoy whenever you want.