Asian flacourtias

Flacourtia spp.

fruit

Small sour red berries of tropical shrubs, cooked into jam and achards, or eaten with salt and chili: lovi-lovi, rukam, paniala.

Origin

India, Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

Fully ripe, the berries are rolled between the fingers to soften them, then eaten raw, spitting out the seeds; they are also cooked into jam.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

The thornless lovi-lovi is planted in gardens for its jam fruits.