Limau Tambun@Limau Bali@Pamelo

'Perak', a state in Malaysia, comes from the Malay word which means silver. But Perak was famous for its tin mining activities. Ipoh, the capital of Perak, is famous for its pamelo or limau tambun. There is a center for selling this fruit in Ipoh. Located next to the well-known Sam Poh Tong temple. For those using the North-South highway, should exit into Simpang Pulai and after paying the toll, turn to your right.

Limau tambun is not like the regular 'limau' (oranges). It is much bigger, it has a thick layer of skin and the outer layer is green in color. Basically there are 2 types - slightly sour and sweet. The sour type, the flesh is reddish and the outer skin is rough. The sweet type, the flesh is whitish and the skin of the fruit is smooth. Current price (28/01/2008) for the bigger size is RM13 each and the smaller ones cost RM10 for three. Don't worry if you are buying this fruit for the first time as the friendly promoters of pamelo will assist you and even let you sample the fruit before purchase.

It used to be 'aunties and uncles' (elderly men and women) attending to the customers but since a few years back, their job is being taken over by attractive looking and attractively dressed young ladies. Make no mistakes though, these ladies are ONLY the promoters of pamelo.