Our group comprising 11 Chinese bloggers and media during our DFF visit on 1 October '16
1. Desaru Fruit Farm (DFF) in Kota Tinggi, Johor never fails to amaze me
with its new and varied offerings each time I visit the place. During my
previous visits to this award winning agro farm, it was promoting its honey products after we had our lunch.
2. The different aspects of its tour are very
educational. Among the things I learnt during this trip are wild boars love guava and jackfruit
too and that the branch of the guava fruit makes a good substitute as a rotan
to whip your children when they are naughty.
Find out from DFF owner's son Steve Er why visitors like to touch this ornamental 1,000-finger banana from top to bottom
3. The activities at DFF appeal to both the young and old.
The highlight of my visit this time round is the chance to try out its go-kart
course. Since ours is a small group, all of us could
have a go at it but there were a few non-takers. Not me this time!
Steve, who's Desaru
Fruit Farm Trading and DFF Tour & Travel Sdn Bhd director, has forewarned us to be prepared to get dirty as it is a dusty sand track.
4. Getting Steve’s personalised attention right
from our arrival to this agro farm for our lunch followed by our tour was a
bonus as he is so knowledgeable and friendly.
5. Steve and his family are very passionate in what
they do. I have met his mum and dad Richard on previous trips. His mum, who
turned up at the end of our tour and go-karting activity, introduced us to
DFF’s latest products: its rolled love letters in two flavours, red dragonfruit and durian.
We not only had the chance to sample them but were each given two plastic containers of both versions to take home as souvenir. Each container costs RM16, two at RM30 for those who are keen to buy.
We not only had the chance to sample them but were each given two plastic containers of both versions to take home as souvenir. Each container costs RM16, two at RM30 for those who are keen to buy.
6. DFF’s dedicated staff makes a difference to our
trip experience, ensuring that everything is taken care of like ensuring that
we have a bottle of chilled fruit juices to quench our thirst when we reached the herbal
and organic vegetable section of its farm. I enjoyed the sourish sweet passionfruit juice unlike the fruit, which is extremely sourish, when I took it during lunch.
Lwin Wen Li and Joanne Wee, with their passionfruit drink, enjoying the freshly plucked air jambu
7. The fruits and food served here are another
draw. It was a wow factor the way they have laid out the fruit fiesta to whet
our appetite prior to our lunch or feast.
We had eight dishes and a soup, cooked as healthily as can be with the fresh produce from the farm.
The name of some of the dishes - fresh papaya chicken soup with tongkat ali (and other ingredients such as kei chee and red dates), Emperor chicken, deep fried calamari served with red dragon fruit sauce (love the sauce!), sweet and sour prawns with assorted fruits, and shredded papaya tossed with seafood and raisins - are enough to make you salivate.
Nevertheless, it was an awesome meal supplemented by two vegetable dishes: organic pak choy and four angle beans stir fried with prawns and sotong or squids.
Besides the fresh fruits, there are also the pickled fruits and fried chempedak fritter to cuci mulut. We had fresh roselle drink and cat whisker tea as beverages. The food served here is halal.
We had eight dishes and a soup, cooked as healthily as can be with the fresh produce from the farm.
The name of some of the dishes - fresh papaya chicken soup with tongkat ali (and other ingredients such as kei chee and red dates), Emperor chicken, deep fried calamari served with red dragon fruit sauce (love the sauce!), sweet and sour prawns with assorted fruits, and shredded papaya tossed with seafood and raisins - are enough to make you salivate.
The ingredients that made this soup so nourishing
Another unique dish is banana cooked with local spices and coconut milk but it is not my favourite. I love assam pedas but found its assam pedas stingray with passion fruit juice doesn't have the spiciness. Nevertheless, it was an awesome meal supplemented by two vegetable dishes: organic pak choy and four angle beans stir fried with prawns and sotong or squids.
Besides the fresh fruits, there are also the pickled fruits and fried chempedak fritter to cuci mulut. We had fresh roselle drink and cat whisker tea as beverages. The food served here is halal.
8. DFF has different packages to suit your needs
and budget. Ours was more like its Combo B package and more as this package
comprises a fruit farm tour, fruit fiesta, lunch (seven dishes only) and go-kart ride. It costs
RM72.10 per adult and RM63.60 per child.
9. DFF is also the place to relive your childhood joys. Remember those traditional games such as the five stones and congkak challenge that you used to play when you were young.
10. DFF gives you the chance to get in touch with nature, pet and feed some animals. There is small charge for the animal feed or vegetables.
I would highly recommend this to really savour what DFF can offer. On the lower range, you can opt for just a tour and fruit package at RM26.50 per adult and RM21.20 a child. For a tour, lunch and fruit fiesta, it's RM58.20 and RM50.90 respectively. All rates are inclusive of 6% Goods and Services Tax and valid until end-2017.
9. DFF is also the place to relive your childhood joys. Remember those traditional games such as the five stones and congkak challenge that you used to play when you were young.
10. DFF gives you the chance to get in touch with nature, pet and feed some animals. There is small charge for the animal feed or vegetables.
Geozo and Emily Tang (right) feeding carrot sticks to the rabbit.
DFF also has a friendship bridge overlooking a koi pond near its herbs and vegetables section. Of course, we took the opportunity to have another group pix here.
Visit www.desaruff.com for more details.
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