Azarole tree

Crataegus azarolus

fruit

Small red or yellow apples of a hawthorn, tangy, eaten raw or in jam.

Origin

Mediterranean and the Near East

Season (United States)

September to October

Preparation

Fully ripe, they are eaten raw like little apples, spitting out the hard stones.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

It is also called “two-stone crabapple”; in Lebanon, a summer syrup is made from it.