Bilimbi

Averrhoa bilimbi

fruit

Small green gherkin-shaped fruits, very sour, that sour fish curries, achards and sambals, from India to Réunion.

Origin

Moluccas (Indonesia), grown throughout the tropics

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The fruits are sliced and cooked in the dish to sour it; they are rarely eaten raw, they are so sour. Rich in oxalic acid: in small amounts, and not for fragile kidneys.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Its fruits grow in bunches straight on the trunk.