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Rose apple

Rose apples got their name because these crispy fruits smell and taste like rose water.

Here is some basic information on rose apple with some photos of rose apple and recipes.


Basic information on rose apple

Scientific name: Syzygium jambos
Synonyms: Eugenia jambos
Jambosa jambos
English: Rose apple
Malabar plum
Plum rose
Malay apple
Wax apple
Water apple
Dutch: Rozenappel
Spanish: Pomarrosa
French: Jamrosat
Jambrosade
Jam-rose
Pomme rose
German: Rosenapfel
Malabarpflaume
Other: Djamboe aer mawar
   
Family: Myrtaceae (myrtle family)
Order: Myrtales
   
Origin: South east Asia
Evergreen or deciduous: Evergreen
Flowers: A showy terminal inflorescence, usually with four whitish-green flowers on the outside of the crown
Leaves: Leaves are long and glossy.
Fruits: Fruits are about 5 cm long with a whitish-green color, but color variations exist including red skinned fruits. The skin is thin and waxy.
Climate and weather: Requires a tropical or near tropical climate. Growth at altitudes up to 900 meter.
Height: Growth as a shrub or as a medium sized tree. 7 to 12 meter
Type of soil: Prefers deep loamy soil. But can tolerate sand or limestone with very little organic matter.
Spacing (close range) 8 meter
Spacing (wide range) 12 meter
Propagation: Usually grown from seed.
Insect pests: Few insect problems. Aphids.
Diseases: Sometimes a sooty mold growing on honeydew excreted by aphids. Leaf spot. Anthracnose. Fusarium root rot.
Harvesting: Pick by hand from the tree. Fruits should be used soon after picking because they spoil soon. Fruits ripen over an extended period of time.
Uses: Eat the fruits fresh (the skin can be eaten too). Fruits are crisp with the taste (and smell) of rose water. Fruits are hollow, the core contains a small amount of inedible fluff.

Rose apple photos

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Proverbs

Quotes

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Rose apple recipes

Wax apple salsa

Ingredients:
4 wax apples chopped
1/4 cup spring onions, chopped
2 tbsp fresh mint chopped
2 chillies chopped (add more or less depending on how hot you want it)
Juice of one lemon
1/2 red pepper, finely chopped
salt and papper to taste
1/2 tsp fresh pepper seeds (if available)
pinch of ground fennel

Preparation:
Mix all the ingredients together and leave for a couple of hours before serving.

Poached wax apples in honey and orange blossom water

Ingredients:
2 tbsp caster sugar
2 tbsp orange juice
1/2 tsp orange rind
A strip of orange zest
1 cup boiling water
1tbsp light honey
2 firm wax apples
few drops of orange blossom water.

Preparation:
Dissolve the sugar and honey in the water.
Add the zest and bring to a boil before reducing to simmer to form a syrup thick enough to coat the back of the spoon.
Add the orange juice and orange blossom water to the syrup and then poach the wax apples gently in the syrup until tender.
Remove from heat and chill before serving
Garnish with lemon rind and almond.

Please note that all the measurements are approximations, you can add or delete as you wish it does not matter

  • These two recipes were contributed by Mohana Gill (mohanagill@gmail.com), author of the book Fruitastic.

Please send me a message if you have more recipes with rose apple fruits.



 

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