Soyate (Mexican blue palm)

Brahea dulcis

fruit

Palma dulce or soyate: small dark, sweet fruits of a fan palm from dry woodlands, from Mexico to Honduras.

Origin

Mexico and Central America

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The small ripe fruits are eaten raw, sucking the flesh from around the seed, which is spat out.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Its leaves are woven into hats and mats in rural Mexico.