Star Apple Pickle - Have You Tasted It?
By Xavier Bage
@franxav (13603)
India
February 2, 2018 7:59pm CST
Our friend Always smiling prepared a tempting bimbli pickle. The same recipe can be applied to make a star apple pickle. It can safely be eaten for a week. Perhaps with preservatives and proper packing it can be preserved for longer time and also commercially marketed. So far, I have not found any star apple pickle in the market. I wish, somebody could take it up.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
3 Feb 18
Excuse me my friend but I think you are referring to star fruit, the one in the picture which is sour and often pickled, star apple is different, it's a sweet meaty fruit
Open main menu Search Not to be confused with Pouteria caimito. Chrysophyllum cainito is a tropical tree of the family Sapotaceae. It is native to the Greater Antilles and the West Indies. It has spread to the lowlands of Central America and is now grown t
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
3 Feb 18
@franxav yes its alright my friend, true its " balimbing" but a similar fruit related to it is called balimimbi and we call it "kamias"we have a star fruit tree in our garden, will post a picture for you tomorrow when it's not dark. Star apple is a different fruit but I do not know what it is called there, its called " kaimito " here, its sweet and eaten nothing more but as dessert.
@snowy22315 (170018)
• United States
3 Feb 18
I have seen and had starfruit, but not the star apple pickle.
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but can you describe the taste? 
@franxav (13603)
• India
3 Feb 18
It must be a tropical fruit not found in colder place. It sourish with lot of watery juice inside. It gets a little sweet when it ripens. For pickle green fruits are best. The pickle is sourish. Added with pickle spices and a little sugar it tastes sweet sour. A good appetizer, it can be eaten with bread or rice. Avoid milk after or before eating this pickle.
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@JSAph8888 (949)
• Philippines
3 Feb 18
We call that 'balimbing' in our country.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
4 Feb 18
I have this fruit in my garden and yes it should work well using the same recipe I used for the bimbli pickle.
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
3 Feb 18
not heard of it but I love pickles so hopefully one day
