Re: starfruit taste
i just went out and picked one because i though i might be able to describe
the taste as i was eating it, but i'm afraid i can't. it is crisp, almost
crunchy, like a good watermelon pickle. it is slightly tart and very
juicy. julia morton wrote: "In Chinese Materia Medica it is stated, 'Its
action is to quench thirst, to increase the salivary secretion, and hence
to allay fever.'"
another bit i learned from morton, is it's native to the subcontinent, sri
lanka and india, but has been cultivated from southern china to australia
for centuries.
At 05:02 PM 1/25/03 -0800, you wrote:
>What do they taste like?
>--Barbara Tandy, California
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>Subject: Re: [CHAT] starfruit
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> > In a message dated 1/25/03 6:23:20 AM, jsinger@igc.org writes:
> >
> > << starfruit is averrhoa carambola. >>
> >
> > Jim, this is a favorite of mine particularly at xmas time. They are not
> > commonly found in our stores.
> > Ceres
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