Foraging for rose apple
By shaqziad1610
@shaqziad1610 (506)
Malaysia
April 4, 2017 8:20am CST
There is this fruit tree growing in an unused plot in front of my house. It happened to bear fruits heavily. Kids often grab a bunch of them and nobody bother to told them off as long as they don't make a mess.
I collected some of them, and bring it inside. They tasted mildly sweet with lots of juice.
Then I searched online for its name. Names that comes up are water guava, Java apple, and rose apple. I don't think it look anything like apple or rose though.
Nevertheless, they taste fine and nutritional, so here goes.
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@shaqziad1610 (506)
• Malaysia
4 Apr 17
Yes they are. They look appetizing too. They are going to be my family's portion of fruit after dinner today.
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@shaqziad1610 (506)
• Malaysia
4 Apr 17
Yes, the outer skin have pinkish hint, but the spongy, crunchy flesh is white. I just picked them up this evening, and I hope to enjoy it after dinner.
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@Happy2BeMe (99390)
• Canada
4 Apr 17
They look very cool. I have never seen anything like it before. Enjoy!
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@shaqziad1610 (506)
• Malaysia
4 Apr 17
Thank you! I never thought you would think of this fruit as cool. The tree are always there, so maybe we took it for granted. I should appreciate it more.
@shaqziad1610 (506)
• Malaysia
4 Apr 17
Thank you! I never thought you would think of this fruit as cool. The tree are always there, so maybe we took it for granted. I should appreciate it more.
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@Happy2BeMe (99390)
• Canada
4 Apr 17
@shaqziad1610 We don't have such a thing around here and I have never seen them imported at the local markets that is why I think they are cool.
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@shaqziad1610 (506)
• Malaysia
4 Apr 17
You are right. The texture resembles a cotton soaked in sweet fruity juice, albeit crunchier. I heard there's other kind, like honey guava which is valuable, but the one I post here is just a common rose apple.
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@shaqziad1610 (506)
• Malaysia
4 Apr 17
Yes, you are correct. Their texture do resembles cotton, but crunchier.
@Shavkat (137220)
• Philippines
4 Apr 17
@shaqziad1610 Unfortunately, I cannot have this fruit in my city. They are more available in the countryside.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
7 Apr 17
We call them "tambis" in our hometown in the Philippines .. I love them.. How long did it take to grow it?
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@shaqziad1610 (506)
• Malaysia
9 Apr 17
I don't really know. The tree are already there as long as I can remember. But my dad said they can start bearing fruit three to four years after planting, and can grow up to a hundred years.
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@shaqziad1610 (506)
• Malaysia
12 Apr 17
@epiffanie That might be a good idea. The tree provide a good shade all year round, and it bears nice treats when in season. You should find a good variety at your local nursery if you plan to have one of it in your property.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
12 Apr 17
@shaqziad1610 wow! .. I would love to plant one on my property ..
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@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
4 Apr 17
I don't know this fruit by that name. Here we call it pommerack or 'jarmoon'. It is a tropical tree and quite plentiful here. We eat it raw or sometimes cook it as you would cook pumpkin. Would that be the same?
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@shaqziad1610 (506)
• Malaysia
5 Apr 17
Pomerac is the same species, but different variety. Pomerac has red skin, from what I saw in wikipedia. The one we have, the skin is paler. I never cook it, nor my mom. We eat it raw, or pickled it with salt and sugar.
@Blushandglow (725)
• India
14 Apr 17
They certainly look juicy and tasty. The name itself is very interesting. Lucky you that you got a whole tree for yourself.
@shaqziad1610 (506)
• Malaysia
14 Apr 17
It is not in our property. Everybody living nearby the tree can pick the fruit. But usually nobody really cares, except kids who grab a bunch of them on their way home from school or in the evening.
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@shaqziad1610 (506)
• Malaysia
15 Apr 17
@Blushandglow Well if you put it like that, there is no other way to deny that I did feel like I am the luckiest person by getting access to free fresh fruit. 
I love anything free especially if they make you healthy.
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@Blushandglow (725)
• India
14 Apr 17
@shaqziad1610 oh is that so. I don't see it like that as you still get to eat that fruit all fresh.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
3 May 17
I have bought some orange pears that look very similar to those in you picture and they are delicious.
@shaqziad1610 (506)
• Malaysia
14 Apr 17
Yeah, that is right. For westerners, this fruit is exotic and cool. For me, it's just a commonly found fruit. The other way is also true. Like how I found avocado awe-inspiring.
The shape is indeed not round like apple, it resemble pear more. Maybe it's the color that was referenced.
