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Cynometra cauliflora

fruit

A wrinkled, kidney-shaped fruit, tangy, eaten raw with salt, in sambal or candied.

Origin

Malaysia and Indonesia

Where to find it

Planted in village gardens in Malaysia and Java; its fruits are rarely sold at market.

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The fruit is rinsed and sliced raw, with salt or into sambal; the seed is left. Candied in sugar, it loses its sourness.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Its fruits grow straight from the trunk, like those of the cacao tree.