Wild bignay

Antidesma ghaesembilla, A. montanum var. montanum

fruit

Small tart berries of wild shrubs related to bignay, eaten raw or as jam.

Origin

From India to the Philippines and Taiwan

Where to find it

In dry forests and scrub.

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The ripe fruit is rinsed and eaten raw, spitting out the seeds or stone; the skin is left if it is tough.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

In English, one of them is called the black currant tree.