What is Vi fruit in English?
Spondias dulcis
Vi Tahiti fruits, botanically classified as Spondias dulcis, grow on deciduous trees that belong to the Anacardiaceae family. The tropical fruits are naturalized in equatorial forests around the world and are known by many names, including Ambarella, June Plum, Kedondong, Buah Long Long, and Hog apples.
How do you eat ambarella fruit?
The hard crunchy flesh is sour and thus, it is often eaten with salt, chili powder, sugar or shrimp paste. Although the fruit can be eaten raw, the ripened fruit tastes the best. Ambarella fruit is used to make jams, jellies and preserves. The fruit is added to soups, sauces and stews as flavorings.
What fruit is golden apple?
Common name : June plum, dew plum, pommecythere, Dwarf Ambarella are some of the common names for Golden Apple. Origin : Native to the Caribbean Islands and South Pacific. Appearance : The fruit is just the same size as a plum and it grows in clusters at the branch tips of June plum trees.
What is June plum fruit?
June plums are fruits scientifically called Spondias dulcis where it has green skin and an oval shape. The interior has a pale green to pale yellow to a yellow pulp (depending on how ripe the fruit is) that surrounds one seed that has small and thin stick-like protrusions.
What is hog plum fruit?
Hog plum, which belong to the Spondias genus, is the name given to fruits from the hog plum tree, which is native to Peru. The fruit comes in a range of colors, including green, purple, red, orange and yellow. The thicker, leathery skin covers a pink-yellow pulp inside, with a texture that is much like avocado.
What is June plum called in India?
ambarella
June plums are also known as obo de la India, Jew-plum, Golden-apple, Otaheite-apple, Wi-tree, yellow- plum, makopa, Polynesian-plum, casamangue, pomme cythère, prune cythère, Goldpflaume, ambarella, Great hog plum, and Prunier de Cythère.
What does ambarella taste like?
Ambarella fruits are crisp and semi-juicy with a mildly acidic, green flavor emitting notes of pineapple and mango.
What is another name for June Plum?
June plums are also known as obo de la India, Jew-plum, Golden-apple, Otaheite-apple, Wi-tree, yellow- plum, makopa, Polynesian-plum, casamangue, pomme cythère, prune cythère, Goldpflaume, ambarella, Great hog plum, and Prunier de Cythère. All of these names are used in countries where June plums trees are grown.
Is Hog plum the same as June plum?
Aliases. June plum is otherwise popularly known as Jew Plum, Ambarella (in Sri Lanka), Golden Apple, Hog Plum, or Yellow Egg. Tell us what is the name of June plum in your country!
What are June plums good for?
The June plum boosts the immune system due to its high vitamin C content. Vitamin C produces white blood cells that are beneficial to the body to fight against diseases. It improves the formation of collagen and accelerates the wound healing process.