Local Products
Sweet Plum Mango (Ma-prang) is the most
well known fruit of Nakhon Nayok (it is a sweet fruit
and is similar to “Ma-yong-chit” - a fruit
of sour taste). The harvesting season of Ma-prang is during
February to March. They are grown in a number of orchards
located on Nakhon Nayok-Namtok Sarika route. If you should
be travelling to this area during the harvest season,
you can buy Ma-prang at the orchards.
Dala is a flower of Etlingera or Jack Jr.
Rosemary. Along Highway Number 3049 as well as the
route to Wang Ri Resort, a number of Dala orchards can
be found. For your own try at flower cutting and a direct
purchase of flowers from the orchards is possible at Suan
Dala Saeng Thong (off Highway 3049, take a left turn for
12 kilometres). The Dala’s blooming season is from
November to May.
Marble Products A marble quarry is located
near Nakhon Nayok hospital, Amphoe Mueang, and at the
intersection to Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy.
There are several products including vases, kettles, watches,
bracelets, lampshades, and nameplates available.
Bamboo Products Bamboo products are produced
in Tambon Sarika, Amphoe Mueang. Products
include a miniature sail boat, a peacock, and human faces.
These products are sold around Sarika, Nang Rong waterfalls
as well as Wang Takhrai.
Brooms Manufactured in Tambon Sarika, Amphoe
Muang, Tambon Na Hin Lat, Tambon Khok Kruat, Tambon Nong
Saeng, Amphoe Pak Phli. The brooms are made with indigenous
grass and the broomstick is made from a piece of wood
from a tree of the Apocynaceae family or made of bamboo.
It can be found throughout the province.
Doormats made from scrap cloth is produced
in Tambon Khao Phoem, Amphoe Ban Na. The
scrap
cloth, also made into bed covers, are sold in various
sizes at furniture stalls of Ban Na market and Amphoe
Mueang.
Khanom Pia is made at Amphoe Ban Na. It
was so good that it received the “Shell Chuan Chim”
mark, a guarantee of a good taste. It is available throughout
Nakhon Nayok.
Sugared Banana Chips (Kluai Chap) and sugared
sweet potato and sugared taro chips are produced in Tambon
Sarika, Amphoe Mueang. They are sold around the Sarika
and Nang Rong waterfalls.
Preserved Fruits such as star apples, tamarinds,
mangos, santol, and lime. They are sold at the Ban Yai
intersection, Amphoe Mueang or Dong Chok Di Housewife
Association at Ban Dong, Tambon Sarika, Amphoe Mueang.
The supply of fruits come from fruit orchards of the members;
some of the cultivated fruits are sold fresh while others
are converted into various products. Fruits such as mangoes,
jackfruits, pineapples, star apples, tamarinds, and garcianias,
which are preserved, are available seasonally.