We have been introduced to fruits, vegetables and a variety of dishes that we have never seen, heard of or could even imagine. Its truly amazing what grows in the trees, in the jungle and just alongside the road. We will probably create a separate blog post with just pictures and descriptions of some of the most unique, tasty and beautiful fruits and vegetables that we've had here in Micronesia.
Some descriptions of Makopa (Philippine term of this apple like fruit) can be found on these websites.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygium_samarangense
http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Makopa
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| Nice woman in the middle with hat |
We were out in our ministry and I met this nice man and his wife who've generously given us red & pink plumeria branches to grow and just recently they took us on a Makopa picking fest in their yard. They have a large Wax Jambu fruit tree that is just blooming with Makopa's or mountain apples.
He insisted on us taking several Makopa's because he said otherwise they will just fall to the ground and rot.
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| Makopa's are very crisp, refreshing and light...yum |
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