My grandmother brought me kaymito (Star Apple)
I was so hungry at that day and I haven't eat my breakfast and lunch because I am too tired to cook and there is no oil available in our kitchen and again I am too tired and lazy to go outside to buy oil in the store but then my grandmother showed up then brought a Kaymito
I washed the kaymito to make it clean then I used a knife to sliced and open it. As I ate it I didn't expect that it was so sweet like it's been a year since the last time I ate star apple that was brought by my father from his hometown in Zamboanga del Sur. Later on, when I ate the 2-star apple I noticed that my mouth became so sticky and I wonder why then I noticed the sap or in our dialect, we called it tagok. After knowing that the rind of its fruit I avoided its skin in my mouth.
the white color that was mixed with color violet: skin.
What is Kaymito?
The scientific name of Kaymito is 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 throughout the tropics, including Southeast Asia. It grows rapidly and reaches 20 m in height.
It has numerous common names including cainito, caimito, star apple, purple star apple, golden leaf tree, abiaba, pomme de lait, estrella, milk fruit and aguay. It is also known by the synonym Achras cainito. In Vietnam, it is called Vú Sữa (literally: milky breast/nipples). In Malayalam it is called "Swarnapathry" meaning '[the tree with] golden leaves'. In Cambodia, this fruit is called "plae teuk dos ko" which means milk fruit due to its milky juices inside.
The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple oval, entire, 5–15 cm long; the underside shines with a golden color when seen from a distance. The tiny flowers are purplish white and have a sweet fragrant smell. The tree is also hermaphroditic (self-fertile). It produces a strong odor.
The fruit is globose and typically measures from 2 to 3 inches in diameter. When ripe, it usually purple-skinned with a faint green area appearing around the calyx. A radiating star pattern is visible in the pulp. Greenish-white and yellow-fruited cultivars are sometimes available. The skin is rich in latex, and both it and the rind are not edible. The flattened seeds are light brown and hard. It is a seasonal fruit-bearing tree.
The fruits are delicious as a fresh dessert fruit; it is sweet and best served chilled. Infusions of the leaves have been used against diabetes and articular rheumatism. The fruit has anti-oxidant properties., The bark is considered a tonic and stimulant, and a bark decoction is used as an antitussive. The fruit also exists in three colors, dark purple, greenish brown and yellow. The purple fruit has a denser skin and texture while the greenish brown fruit has a thin skin and a more liquid pulp; the yellow variety is less common and difficult to find.
A number of closely related species, also called star apples, are grown in Africa including C. albidum and C. africanum. In Vietnam, the most famous variety is Lò Rèn milk fruit coming from Vĩnh Kim commune, Châu Thành District, Tiền Giang Province. In Sierra Leone, the fruit is referred to as "Bobi Wata" or Breast Milk Fruit. In Nigeria, it is called Agbalumo or Udara, and it's usually orange in colour (C. africanum).
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysophyllum_cainito
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