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*I’m correcting this weblog put up following suggestions from my father-in-law’s pal. Thanks for sharing, uncle!
My father-in-law introduced residence a couple of of those brilliant yellow specimens a few days in the past. They have been presents from a pal – he had lovingly cultivated an abiu tree for a a few years and it was harvest time.
I didn’t handle to see the tree or take photos of the fruit (that’s extra Alvin’s factor) however I couldn’t get the distinctive style, odor and texture of the fruit out of my thoughts. The photos right here have been taken from different web sites and I hope I’ve carried out them justice by linking them to their proprietor websites.
I’d describe this golden fruit as a pudding pod. You halve it and scoop out the jelly-like, milky flesh with a spoon. There are just one to 4 lengthy, black seeds in every fruit, every lined in a slimy membrane.
My mum-in-law believes that this fruit just isn’t obtainable on the market wherever as a result of it’s extremely perishable. It needs to be consumed inside a couple of quick days after harvesting and turns brown inside seconds of reducing it open.
Finally, with correct data, I managed to search out this elusive fruit on Wikipedia. Check it out. It is extensively grown in components of South America, southern components of China and Taiwan, it appears, and belongs to the Sapotaceae household.
Yesterday, I attempted wanting up details about it on Google however got here up with nothing till I attempted its different Chinese identify: 黄金果。
Another similar-looking fruit is grown primarily for decorative functions and doesn’t appear to be match for consuming. The Solanum mammosum is of a special species altogether it appears!
Solanum mammosum is often known as Nipplefruit, Titty Fruit, Cow’s Udder, or “Apple of Sodom”. The Chinese identify is 五指茄。
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