Grigri palm

Aiphanes minima

nuts & seeds

Palm fruits boiled, then cracked with a hammer for the seed, tasting of coconut.

Origin

Caribbean

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

Once out of its shell, the kernel is eaten as it is or grated into a dessert; the shell and fibrous pulp are left.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Magnesium · Insoluble fibers · Protein

Did you know?

Its trunk and leaves bristle with spines, like those of its cousin the mararay.