Luscious "Lomboy", anyone? ♥

FOOD MORNING, BACOLOD! :-) Thursday, June 06, 2013

LOMBOY
(Java Plum)
Scientific name: Syszygium jambolanum

English: Black plum, java plum
Tagalog: Duhat

Lomboy  is a summer fruit ~ just like the Santol.
The fruit is oval-shaped, dark purple to black in color, fleshy, with a sweet-astringent taste (generally sour and tart).
It comes in clusters, has a thin purple skin and white pulp.

I have childhood memories of shaking it in a glass container with salt and sugar...
The result?
 A child's summer delight! ♥


Luscious  LOMBOY!
Enjoy while in season! ☺

My hubby Babes says...once he starts eating, he can hardly stop!
The problem, he says, is in the morning, 'coz you gotta take comfort in the C.R. (comfort room)?!
Ahahahaha! ☺

We were blessed to have all of 5 kilos yesterday and another 5 kilos' harvest today.
 Shared some with my Mom,
my Tita Amy & her family,
 hubby's friend/our new neighbor, Atty.Tony D.
and  hubby's close friend/our good friend ~ Atty.Hans C.
(Mind you, Tito Hans personally went to our house to get his favorite  Lomboy!). ☺
Wish we had a lot so we can share with more friends and loved ones.
Hopefully next time! ☺

Happy Thursday to all of you!
Hope you're having a great week so far. 

Love ~ SAL ♥

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tapat.manulat said…
additional info:
Duhat or Jambolan…Fruit For Everyday Wellness

Duhat (syzygium cumini skeels), also known as jambolan, belongs in the myrtaceae family. This Philippine fruit is also known as “lomboi” or “lomboy” in the bisayan dialect. Colloquial name for this fruit includes java plum, black plum and Indian blackberry. It is believed that this fruit is indigenous in the Southern part of India particularly Burma, the Andaman Island and Sri-Lanka (formerly Ceylon).

Its tree is venerated by the Buddhist religion and mostly seen planted near their temples. That is why the fruit is called “fruit of the gods”. Here in the Philippines, this fruit is abundant during the months of May to June; during these months, it is sold in the market at Php 10.00 per bunch or PhP 15.00 to Php 20.00 per kilo. The fruit is pinkish color when young, dark green to yellowish color when mature and then dark purple when ripened. The taste varies to acidic to fairly sweet. Due to its unappealing taste and color that could stain teeth, this Philippine fruit is most often than not snub by many, this is because not everybody knows the importance and the wide ranging medical uses and health benefits of this fruit.

Duhat Nutritional Facts

The raw fruit is best eaten with a little salt. It is a good source of calcium and phosphorus and also taken as anti-oxidant to combat free radical substance. The taste of the fruit is a combination of sweetness and partial acidity. To improve its palpability, the fruit is soaked in salt water others prefer to eat this fruit with salt and vinegar. This fruit is also a good material substitute for grapes in wine making. In fact, there are wine products out of this fruit being sold in the Philippines and other parts of the globe. It can also be processed to make tart, jelly or juice. Juice from this fruit should be carefully prepared to limit its astringent flavor. In making duhat juice, experts recommend to allow the juice to drain without squeezing the fruit.

Its ripe fruit is rich in glucose and fructose. The white edible portion of the fruit is rich in pectin, a substance from sugar that allows the thick consistency of the fruit suitable for jam or tart making. This Philippine fruit is also a good source of anthocyanins, an anti-oxidant called flavonoids that is useful in improving many health conditions. Essential oils can also be found in its leaves and seeds. Its flower is also a good source of terpenoids (isoprenoids), a substance that acts as antibacterial. Even its bark and stems has certain amount of tannin and gallic acid that is also an important substance mostly found in astringent fruits. This fruit also contains phytosterols and risen. Other nutritional component of this fruit includes a substantial amount of magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, vitamin A, choline and folic acid.
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