Jak ji poznat

Fruit

small round berry about 1 cm across; smooth, green when immature and dark orange-red/red when ripe

Tree

small evergreen tree with spreading umbrella-like crown, serrate leaves and white flowers

Consumer identity

Thai ตะขบฝรั่ง / ตะขบ in the Flora of Thailand treatment = Muntingia calabura L.

Jedlá část: ripe fruit/berry; tiny seeds are naturally embedded in the pulp

Běžně se nejí: bark/leaves/flowers are not promoted as normal food portions in this consumer fruit profile

Jak chutná

Chuť

ripe berries are distinctly sweet; published botanical/food literature describes a sweet, musky to fig/cotton-candy-like flavour

Textura

soft, juicy pulp with numerous extremely tiny seeds

Jak se jí a připravuje

Pick or buy only correctly identified ripe dark orange-red/red berries. Wash if needed and eat the ripe berry fresh; the tiny seeds are naturally embedded in the soft pulp. Because the fruit has a very short postharvest life, use it promptly rather than storing it for long periods.

Použití v kuchyni

• fresh ripe fruit

Sezóna a dostupnost

Guidance

Flora of Thailand explicitly records flowering and fruiting in all seasons for Muntingia calabura in Thailand. Treat this as year-round biological fruiting potential, not guaranteed daily fruit availability on every individual tree or in shops.

Skladování

Guidance

A postharvest study on exact M. calabura reports a short fresh-fruit life; refrigeration only slightly delayed weight, acidity, soluble-solids and colour changes during roughly the first three days, after which appearance deteriorated. For consumers: handle gently, keep cool after harvest and use very promptly. No universal household shelf-life guarantee is given.