Langsat
These small, translucent, orb-shaped fruits are most often found in Southeast Asia, India and Bhutan, and have recently even been introduced in Hawaii. They can be quite sour when unripe, but are perfectly sweet when ripe with a taste similar to a bittersweet grapefruit. Since they are found in bunches along the trunk and branches, langsat are often cultivated by shaking the tree. The riper the fruit, the more likely they are to be shaken free.
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wow, so nice to know the name i first ate some when i was in PI on vacation, very delicious,..
Dito sa Pilipinas lanzones yan eh..
Sige man mig kat kat ani sa among silingan,haha...lol
The report above says " langsat are often cultivated by shaking the tree .."
Cultivated?
I think the person meant "Harvested"
The same but not the same. We have variety of this thing in Malaysia. Other than langsat, there are duku, duku-langsat, dukong, rambai... They all look almost the same, but taste differently. Love it! They are seasonal, but it worth the wait! Best eaten in front of TV. lol
It's the season of "langsat" here, or "lanzones" as we Filipinos call it...and you are right. The riper the fruit, the more likely they will be shaken from the tree...
Also, there's a little bit of a confusion in your phrase, "langsat are often cultivated by shaking the tree." Is that supposed to be "gathered" not "cultivated"?? Just confused.
The description "quite sour when unripe, but are perfectly sweet when ripe" describes persimmons perfectly. They ripen after a hard freeze, and are pretty common here in Missouri where I live.
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