Comments on: Fruit of East Africa http://thadk.net/wp/2008/05/05/fruit-of-east-africa/ maybe even me. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:17:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: thadkhttp://thadk.net/wp/2008/05/05/fruit-of-east-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-10476 thadk Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:17:40 +0000 http://www.thadk.net/wp/2008/05/05/fruit-of-east-africa/#comment-10476 Oh and a link on that page surfaced a fruit I'd eaten but couldn't describe well to search, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahitian_apple" rel="nofollow">Spondias dulcis</a>, ambarella, or Tahitian apple which is most noted by its prickly seed you need to use your teeth to eat around. It is phonetically listed above as "Maembe gongo" (Gongo Mango). These are very common in Liberia where I'm working these days, and here are called "Golden Plum" (which is also equivalent to mango here). Oh and a link on that page surfaced a fruit I’d eaten but couldn’t describe well to search, the Spondias dulcis, ambarella, or Tahitian apple which is most noted by its prickly seed you need to use your teeth to eat around. It is phonetically listed above as “Maembe gongo” (Gongo Mango).

These are very common in Liberia where I’m working these days, and here are called “Golden Plum” (which is also equivalent to mango here).

]]> By: thadkhttp://thadk.net/wp/2008/05/05/fruit-of-east-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-10475 thadk Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:03:54 +0000 http://www.thadk.net/wp/2008/05/05/fruit-of-east-africa/#comment-10475 A bit more googling uncovered the Zanzabari Matofaa/Matufa as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygium_malaccense" rel="nofollow">Syzygium malaccense</a> or Malay apple or Pommerac. A bit more googling uncovered the Zanzabari Matofaa/Matufa as Syzygium malaccense or Malay apple or Pommerac.

]]> By: Shabbir Moosajeehttp://thadk.net/wp/2008/05/05/fruit-of-east-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-10474 Shabbir Moosajee Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:28:26 +0000 http://www.thadk.net/wp/2008/05/05/fruit-of-east-africa/#comment-10474 Matufa fruit is found in India also. Matufa fruit is found in India also.

]]> By: Malcolmhttp://thadk.net/wp/2008/05/05/fruit-of-east-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-10453 Malcolm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:38:18 +0000 http://www.thadk.net/wp/2008/05/05/fruit-of-east-africa/#comment-10453 Thank you. You are right - that's what they were. I thought they tasted pretty good - but obviously not as good as a mango. Malcolm Thank you. You are right – that’s what they were. I thought they tasted pretty good – but obviously not as good as a mango. Malcolm

]]> By: thadkhttp://thadk.net/wp/2008/05/05/fruit-of-east-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-10452 thadk Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:22:55 +0000 http://www.thadk.net/wp/2008/05/05/fruit-of-east-africa/#comment-10452 I believe the purple peanut-shaped tree fruits you are referring to are Zambarao plums, Syzygium cuminii, or Java plums. I mentioned them above as a bit unattractive but I did spell them wrong. I believe the purple peanut-shaped tree fruits you are referring to are Zambarao plums, Syzygium cuminii, or Java plums. I mentioned them above as a bit unattractive but I did spell them wrong.

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