Tasi

Araujia odorata

vegetable · fruit

A vine whose fruit, cooked, is eaten as a vegetable; also valued as a medicinal plant.

Origin

Northern Argentina

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The fruit is picked young, still green and tender, before the plumed seeds form inside.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Its seeds carry a silky tuft that flies away on the wind.