Carambola

Carambola is also called five edges because its fruit shape is special and vertical direction has five arris. And further because its cross section looks like five-pointed star, outside the native country it is called the star pear. It is one of the greatest reputation Lingnan good fruit.

The carambola fruit is light green and yellow, its skin is thin as membrane, its pulp is crisp slippery and juicy, the sweet acid is delicious, it can induce saliva and slake thirst, whose flavor is very special. Especially that called “Red Fruit” which is picked lately is extreme popular, such carambola has blue side, red meat, elegant fragrant and unique sweet.

The carambola varieties are very large, but the fruit that grows in Fang village, Hua Di is best known. In 1927, when Mr. Lu Xun was in Guangzhou, he once tasted it. After eating, he praised continuously as following, "We like the carambola mostly, it is slippery but crisp, acid but sweet. The Tea Red Fruit of Fang village is famous enough to compare with the Hua Di carambola.

Publishes at : 07-10-29 20:48

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