The Wonders of Star Fruit
The Star Fruit (Averrhoa carambola Linn.), also known as Balimbing, is a fruit full of wonders commonly found these days in the Philippines.
The Star Fruit (Averrhoa carambola Linn.), also known as Balimbing, is a fruit full of wonders commonly found these days in the Philippines.
The tambis grows from a regular lemon size to a mature kiwi fruit. It grows in singles, pairs, triplets and sometimes in clusters of four to six fruits.
Almost part of any Filipino childhood is eating the organic fruit snack, aratilis. Also known as the mansanitas (tiny apples) in my province, its scientific name is Muntingia calabura.
It’s with great sadness that this flavor of Peter Rabbit Organics is the last of their organic fruit snacks that they sent us to product test.
Sandoricum koetjape or Santol has 2 varieties, the yellow and the red. The ones that grow in the Philippines are the yellow ones.
The Jamun fruit is rich in vitamins such as Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin and vitamin C. It is best known for its effect on faster wound healing as it helps prevent further cell damages.