During one of our morning walks we passed by a house with tons of fruit dangling from the branches.
There was even fruit strewn around the sidewalk below.
"It's star fruit," I corrected him. It's also called Carambola. I didn't know it might help prevent cancer according to this WebMD article.
We have these little discussions every so often. 🙄 I grew up on Oahu. He grew up on the Big Island (or what they call Hawaii Island now) and we have a difference of opinion on a few things. They call the correctly identified shave ice as ice shave.
A few days later, my brother stopped by with some star FRUIT that someone had shared with them.
I'm not a fan. The only time I was willing to eat it was as a child feeling rather starved as I walked those 5 miles (I'm told it was more like 2 miles) home from school... uphill... in blinding snow... just kidding. There was one neighbor whose star fruit tree had tons of fruit hanging over the fence (for kids, we figured).
I have never even heard of it! That's so interesting.
ReplyDeleteWe make relish/pickles(indian style, not american) with these. Cut it up into small pieces, add a bit of salt, cayenne pepper, pinch sugar, pinch mustard powder , and sometimes asoefotida powder (we call it hing). Tastes wonderful.
ReplyDeleteSometimes there will be fellows with stalls outside schools, where they will sell, lipsmacking stuff like spiced raw mango pieces, spiced starfruit pieces, spiced peanuts, tamarind etc . We have all gone thru the stages where we swore by these things in primary school (1-4th grade here).
(I still eat it that way . At 71 !!! :-) :-) )
Suranga from Mumbai
This is so interesting. Looks like you have so many of the same fruits that we have in Hawaii.
DeleteNever seen Star fruit. It looks cute.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen this either.
ReplyDeletenever tasted it but seen it in the supermarket!
ReplyDeleteThey look pretty.
ReplyDeleteThat's so funny how there are differences in daily living even between islands. So, without any spices, does the "Five Fingers" taste sour? Do you eat the entire fruit or not eat the outer layer? Linda in Kansas with plain apples.
ReplyDeleteI thought it could be a little sour, but Art just said it’s more just a little tart. And yes, you do eat the entire thing except the seeds, of course.
DeleteIt's a pretty fruit. I have never tried it but they do sell them in Lotte's nearby. I should buy a couple next time we go.
ReplyDeleteNew to me but they are interesting looking. I can see the "five fingers" name also.
ReplyDeleteI'm still trying to wrap my head around "ice shave"--cmon! That's popular here in Pittsburgh too in the summer, but it's shaved ice. What's with these Big Islanders 😉
ReplyDeleteA entire post on a fruit I have never even heard of and not one word on how it tastes? I'm guessing sort of citrusy.
ReplyDeleteGooosh! I guess I just didn’t know how to describe it. I just asked Art if he could and he had a hard time too. It’s sort of sweet, but not really, really sweet. It’s not sour. Maybe a little sweet/tart? Hmmm… maybe a little citrusy as you say. Maybe Honolulu Aunty would have an opinion if she sees this post.
DeleteMy older daughter has introduced me to many of these unusual (for me) fruits. Star fruit isn't very flavorful for me. It is interesting how terms vary, even among the islands.
ReplyDeleteFascinating. It appears to be segmented like an orange.
ReplyDeleteI am sure that I ate it, but it was not memorable. On my hikes on Oahu as a poor graduate student I would "steal" some "mountain apples" and did love those!
ReplyDeleteI've never eaten one
ReplyDeleteI have purchased them a couple of times to add something fun to a fruit compote. They are expensive here. Flavor wise they are just OK, but then I have never had a fresh, tree ripened one.
ReplyDeleteI am not a fan of star fruit because when we get them, we get a lot and they start to go bad unless I refrigerate them - which takes up too much space in my already crowded refrigerator.
ReplyDeleteHow do they taste? Sweet and juicy with a very slight high note of sour, with a residue of waxiness from the skin. I don't cut them up like you did. I just eat them like an apple or corn on the cob - one section at a time. They need to be perfectly ripe because green ones are very sour and over ripe ones are gross. The ones you have look perfect.
Perfect! Thank you!!!
DeleteI never heard of this fruit, but now I am curious to know what they taste like. Thanks to Honolulu Aunty for the attempt. :-)
ReplyDeleteA lovely looking fruit!
ReplyDeleteLovely post, Kay
ReplyDeleteThat's the first I've heard of that.
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