The ice apple is more than just a seasonal delicacy

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A pistillate   prepares crystal  apples to devour   astatine  a roadworthy  stall successful  Myanmar, 2019.

A pistillate prepares crystal apples to devour astatine a roadworthy stall successful Myanmar, 2019. | Photo Credit: Etan J. Tal (CC BY-SA)

Come the summertime months, April done August, and the effect marketplace crossed India is replete with the effect crystal apple, called ‘nungu’ successful Tamil, ‘munjulu’ successful Telugu, ‘tadgola’ successful Hindi, and ‘taal’ successful Bengali. It is mostly recovered successful Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and successful West Bengal.

Once you peel its outer skin, you find an ice-like effect (see image) that tastes delicious. The histrion is simply a subordinate of the thenar trees, commonly called palmyra. It is simply a tropical tree, and fruit, recovered successful India, Bangladesh, and parts of Southeast Asia. It is the State histrion of Tamil Nadu. Botanists accidental it is simply a subordinate of the Arecaceae family and its sanction is Borassus flabellifer.

Published - May 29, 2026 07:30 americium IST

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