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minus-squareunalivejoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down1·3 days agoThey’re also very poisonous when raw.
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 days agoThey are delicious. You are trying to eat the wrong part. (And don’t bother, you won’t be able to eat the poisonous part anyway.)
minus-squareflambonkscious@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 days agoIs the ‘apple’ part good to eat?
minus-squareEtherWhack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 days agoIIRC yes, but they don’t keep well enough to be able to get shipped outside the regions where they grow. They are supposed to be pretty tasty too.
minus-squarenew_guy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 days agoYes, when it’s red and shiny like the middle one in op’s pic. It has a basic taste (as in the opposite of an acidic taste) and you can put a pinch of salt on the meat of the fruit to season it a bit. It’s so juicy and refreshing!
minus-squareflambonkscious@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoRad! I’ll keen an eye out when travelling (yeah, right…)
They’re also very poisonous when raw.
They are delicious. You are trying to eat the wrong part.
(And don’t bother, you won’t be able to eat the poisonous part anyway.)
Is the ‘apple’ part good to eat?
IIRC yes, but they don’t keep well enough to be able to get shipped outside the regions where they grow.
They are supposed to be pretty tasty too.
Yes, when it’s red and shiny like the middle one in op’s pic.
It has a basic taste (as in the opposite of an acidic taste) and you can put a pinch of salt on the meat of the fruit to season it a bit.
It’s so juicy and refreshing!
Rad! I’ll keen an eye out when travelling (yeah, right…)