Alingaro

Elaeagnus triflora

fruit

Alingaro of the Philippines, millaa millaa of Queensland: a sweet fruit eaten raw or as jam.

Origin

Philippines and Queensland (Australia)

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

Fully ripe, the fruit is rinsed and eaten raw, skin included, spitting out the stone; it is also cooked into jam.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

It is a rainforest vine, a cousin of the oleasters.