Cheilosa

Cheilosa montana

fruit

Oval fruits five centimetres long, pale green to yellow, with white flesh under a thick woody shell, eaten or fermented into an alcoholic drink.

Origin

Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The woody shell is cracked to reach the white flesh, which is eaten raw.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

It is the only species in its genus, a twenty-five-metre tree from the forests of Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.