Marang’s white flesh is so soft, it melts in your mouth. The seeds
inside the flesh can also be boiled and taste like peanut.
If you don’t like durian because of its smell, marang is the best alternative for you. Like durian, marang thrives well in the fertile soil and temperate climate of Mindanao. Unlike durian, however, marang smells sweet and is easy to open. You only have to pry apart the skin with your fingers.
Marang has the same size and shape as durian, but instead of having hard thorns, marang has hard brown bristles at the surface of its thick skin. The bristles are coarse but won’t hurt you. In fact, to determine if a marang is already ripe, you should push its skin. If the skin recedes, the fruit is ready to be eaten, even if it doesn’t smell yet. Inside, a marang looks like a tiny jackfruit. Only, the flesh that covers each seed is white and much softer. It melts in your mouth.
As far as I know, marang is not available in malls, especially outside Mindanao. That’s because mass production of marang is difficult. Once it has ripen, the fruit will perish in a day or two. Also, it easily gets bruised when transported.
The tree occupies a large space; it normally grows larger than the jackfruit tree. If you fill your farm with marang trees, your yield will probably be not commensurate to the land area that the trees occupy. Thus marang normally is grown just individually or in a small cluster in yards or farms. To enjoy the fruit, you have to come here in Mindanao and visit the home or farm of a friend or relative.
Marang has the same size and shape as durian, but instead of having hard thorns, marang has hard brown bristles at the surface of its thick skin. The bristles are coarse but won’t hurt you. In fact, to determine if a marang is already ripe, you should push its skin. If the skin recedes, the fruit is ready to be eaten, even if it doesn’t smell yet. Inside, a marang looks like a tiny jackfruit. Only, the flesh that covers each seed is white and much softer. It melts in your mouth.
As far as I know, marang is not available in malls, especially outside Mindanao. That’s because mass production of marang is difficult. Once it has ripen, the fruit will perish in a day or two. Also, it easily gets bruised when transported.
The tree occupies a large space; it normally grows larger than the jackfruit tree. If you fill your farm with marang trees, your yield will probably be not commensurate to the land area that the trees occupy. Thus marang normally is grown just individually or in a small cluster in yards or farms. To enjoy the fruit, you have to come here in Mindanao and visit the home or farm of a friend or relative.
Fruit from our own yard. Marang’s skin is commonly brown, but the variety
that tastes the best for me is the one that stays green even when ripe.
The marang tree can grow as high as forty feet,
but its branches break easily. It starts to bear fruit
when it’s six or seven years old.
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