Santol

Sandoricum koetjape

fruit

A round, golden-yellow fruit from a Southeast Asian tree, with white, cottony, tart flesh around the seeds; often eaten with salt and chilli.

Origin

Southeast Asia

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The seeds are not swallowed: swallowed, they can injure the intestine.

Did you know?

It is also called false mangosteen; it belongs to the mahogany family, and the botanist Burman described it as early as 1768.