Jarilla

Jarilla heterophylla

fruit

Small fragrant, lemony fruits, sometimes sold at rural markets, in jams and sauces for meats.

Origin

Mexico

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The small fruits are rinsed and eaten raw, spitting out the stone, or simmered with sugar into jam, or with chilli into a sauce.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

It is one of the closest relatives of the papaya, a perennial herb a meter tall.