Latkan (Burmese grape)

Baccaurea racemosa, B. ramiflora

fruit

Clusters of small yellow fruits hanging from the trunk, with thin skin and translucent white, sweet-and-sour flesh, eaten by segments.

Origin

Northeast India, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia

Season (United States)

June to August

Preparation

The thin skin is pinched open, then the flesh segments are sucked out; the seeds are spat out and the skin is not eaten.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

In Bangladesh, it is sold in summer at markets under the name lotkon.