Durian banned from Singapore fest, but petai steals the show


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 28 Jul 2019

Petai

SINGAPORE: “Two dollars (RM6) for five strands! Two dollars for five strands!” So goes the sales pitch for petai (Parkia speciosa) from Malaysia as soon as one walks into Hall 6 of the Expo Building here during the four-day Malaysia Fest 2019.

This year’s edition, which began on Thursآ­day, saw the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) bringing in 10,000 strands of petai under the direct sales from farm scheme.

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