Duhat fruit from the neighbor
By Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65308)
Cainta, Philippines
June 1, 2020 1:04am CST
A neighbor brought me some Duhat fruit. It is also called Java Plum or Black Palm fruit. But whatever it is called, Duhat is nice to eat because it is very sweet and ripe. The only problem in eating is that it can stain the clothes with the indigo color of its sap. Duhat is rare now that it is not available in the market anymore.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jun 20
Jamun is a unique name similar to Ham. The Filipino word for ham is Hamon.
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jun 20
@jayanth_77 now you got it right. That's it. Jamoon. Okay, thanks for the added knowledge.
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
1 Jun 20
Jamoon is different from plum. Jamoon is Indian blue berry.
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@LowRiderX (22907)
• Serbia
1 Jun 20
I don’t know what kind of fruit it is, it’s certainly either local or tropical..
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jun 20
Yes, it is a tropical fruit that is getting rare here.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jun 20
@LowRiderX even here it is not common anymore.
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@LowRiderX (22907)
• Serbia
1 Jun 20
@Alexandoy That's what I thought, that's why that fruit is not here
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jun 20
This Duhat given by our neighbor is so sweet. I am eating it right now.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
1 Jun 20
i like that. i usually dipp that with salt. i also like the siniguelas
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jun 20
The siniguelas now are so small that we didn't buy yesterday in the market.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jun 20
@ridingbet yeah, I know siniguelas. They are small now unlike in the previous years they are quite big.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
1 Jun 20
@Alexandoy halla. no. the duhat is smaller than the siniguelas. siniguelas has bigger seed too, and the ripe ones taste more delicious than the duhat.i think the siniguelas now are still bigger than the duhat.
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@erictsuma (9726)
• Mombasa, Kenya
1 Jun 20
I haven't tasted the fruit yet. Enjoy your fruit.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jun 20
It is native to us. Yes, I am eating it now.
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
1 Jun 20
I love plums. They are small maroon or reddish colour fruits with a seed at the centre. It contains vitamin C, A and antioxidants . Also good for the bones and also helps to reduce weight.
Yes the fruit juice stains your clothes if it falls while eating.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jun 20
In your picture are plums. Duhat is just a name with the Java Plum but it is not a relative of the plum. First, it is very small. The seed is very big and the flesh is too thin.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jun 20
@jayanth_77 yes, I also climb the tree of my playmate. That tree always has plenty of fruits during the season of April and May. I could harvest 1 small bucket.
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
1 Jun 20
@Alexandoy I didn't see the photo in your post. It is called Jamoon in Hindi language of India or Indian blue berry all over the world. Yes I know the fruit very well and my favourite. I used to climb the tree and pluck them in my childhood. If you mix the fruit with a little salt they taste great. Goats and cows like this fruit very much.
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@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Jun 20
@Alexandoy In fact I think my city is a warm city. It locates from the south in China.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
2 Jun 20
@youless if it is warm then it can be considered tropical.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
2 Jun 20
It is a tropical fruit so maybe in the warm parts of China you have that there.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jun 20
My brother would take off his shirt when eating this fruit.
@LadyDuck (457175)
• Switzerland
1 Jun 20
@Alexandoy I would be really curious to taste one.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jun 20
@LadyDuck there are so many native fruits here that I consider exotic and worth tasting. If you know the cacao that is the source of chocolates, it is a fruit with edible seeds.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jun 20
It's actually far from a plum. Maybe it was named so because of the color. I cannot think of a similar fruit, no, not cherry nor apricot. It is small like a berry with a big seed and thin flesh.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jun 20
Yes, quite a lot to finish in one sitting.
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@arunima25 (85265)
• Bangalore, India
1 Jun 20
It's very common here. Now the season is here. I had few trees in my mom's house. It's a magic fruit for diabetes. It's called jamun in India. Many don't like it for the feeling it leaves on your tongue.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jun 20
Yes, there is a kind of aftertaste like a tang in the mouth.
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jun 20
Our neighborhood is a middle class village but near our home is the big land that has tenants who are mostly laborers. They are the real people that I see who share what they can. The rich people here never do that.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
2 Jun 20
@Nevena83 sometimes the poor are more generous than the wealthy people.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
1 Jun 20
I have seen this Duhat fruit before.
In London in the 70,s.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jun 20
Oh, there is duhat in London? That is nice to hear.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jun 20
@JimBo452020 maybe in Soho, they have everything imported including the peep show, waheehee.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
1 Jun 20
@Alexandoy
Everything in London my friend.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jun 20
We are fortunate that some of our neighbors are generous.
@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
1 Jun 20
i have never had that - is it good?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Jun 20
Yes, it is sweet with a tangy taste. It is getting rare here.