I had a chance to try green plums while visiting Turkey this year. It is one of the
fruits in season. Green plums are everywhere in Turkey. In fact, Turkey is the 7th producer of green plum in the world. They sell them in the streets, groceries, and big markets. At Migros (supermarket's name) one day, hubby grabbed a piece, cleaned it with his shirt and handed to me for a bite. It is green so I was expecting it to be very sour, but it wasn't really.
Unlike purple plums, green plums have thinner flesh and harder to bite.
They are a little
juicy and best to be eaten with salt.
Green plums is comparable to
batwan, a native sour fruit used in
sinigang.
It also reminds me of
katmon, another wild sour fruit also used in sinigang and best eaten with salt.
Have your tried green plums? How about
katmon or
batwan? ;)
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haven't tried anything or not even familiar! but this is great! at least now i know next time i see one i already have an idea because of this article!
ReplyDeleteWe use batwan here in Iloilo. I'm not Ilongga but I learned to love it.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen green plums before and even katmon or batwan. I just realized how there are so many fruits that are not sold largely to our market. What's the benefit of eating green plums?
ReplyDeleteMy curiousity would often get the best of me so I would love to try this one out.
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried this because I haven't seen one. I am curious now with this fruit.
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