Sấu (dao fruit)

Dracontomelon dao, D. duperreanum

fruit

A very sour green fruit that sours Hanoi soups (canh sấu), or candied with sugar and chili (sấu dầm).

Origin

Southeast Asia and southern China

Season (United States)

May to August

Preparation

Too sour to eat raw, it is halved and simmered in soup to sour it, or candied with sugar and chilli; the stone is not eaten.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Planted along Hanoi's avenues, it is the city's summer fruit.