Explore the world of fruits that don’t often make it to supermarket shelves wild, hyperlocal, and lesser-known gems found across regions. From forest finds to backyard treasures, each fruit comes with its own story, cultural relevance, and nutritional quirks. Whether you’re a curious foodie or a slow food enthusiast, this section is for the adventurous palate.
As a kid, I always believed my grandfather loved the fruit “Ramphal” because they shared a connection to “Ram” through their name. A legend states this fruit was consumed by Lord Ram and that is how it got its name.
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Longans, also known as the ” Dragon eye fruits” or Euphoria, are delicious sweet tiny fruits.
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Indian green Jujube is a walnut-size fruit with a lemon yellow-light green peel that gradually turns maroonish-brown.
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Khirni is synonymous with summer for me, and while my relationship with the season is complicated, I truly value the vibrant array of produce it brings-from gavthi cucumbers to rose apples and much more.
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With the onset of summer, more and more summer fruits have started coming into the market may it be watermelons, wild berries, ice apples/ tadgolas or beautiful java apples. Even though some of these fruits have been around for a long yet some don’t know about these delicious fruits. So here I am sharing with you one such summer fruit-java apple.
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Discover the top carambola (starfruit) benefits along with information on nutrition facts, how to buy it, store it, eat it, and who should avoid it.
Pomelo tree grows right in front of my house in my hometown in Kokan. It is a huge tree and bears equally huge fruits. As a kid, it always made me wonder as to how the Pomelo/papnus could stay up there hanging on a single thin stem. Also, why the only person who would be excited about the fruits was my grandpa, and while everyone disliked it because of it sour and tangy taste.
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