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can eat them as well, and by long, brown shells. In-
they are used to make jam. side is a sticky, fleshy, juicy
They contain very low cal- pulp, which is the Tamarind
ories and sugar, enabling fruit. Both sweet and sour
good bacterium to digest in taste, the fruit contains a
food and excrete waste significant level of vitamin
quickly which is effective C, as well as vitamin E, B vi-
in preventing constipation. tamins, calcium, iron, phos-
Season: Sep-Oct. phorous, potassium, man-
ganese, and dietary fiber.
Shimaruku There are also a number of
Maybe Aruba’s most pop- organic compounds that
Fruit Loose & Veggie Boost ular wild fruit tree. You may make tamarind a power-
have noticed cars at the ful antioxidant and anti-in-
side of the road and peo-
ple picking those red ber- flammatory agent. Season:
March.
ORANJESTAD - Fresh fruits similar to that of a kiwi. It’s immune system, and pre- ries. Well, that’s Shimaruku.
make a tropical holiday’s grainy and sweet, with a vents the reproduction of The local habit to stop for
picture complete. Whether light, musky flavor. The sap bacteria and viruses in the these delicious fruits goes When it comes to veggies
you see the mango’s hang- or gum from the tree is also body. This fruit is highly rec- from generation to gen- the island certainly offers
ing on the trees or the fresh a source of ‘chicle’ the ommended to treat lung eration. Its fruit’s degree a home-grown selection.
fruit cocktail on the side original ingredient used to infections and urinary tract of sour depends on the They taste delicious and
table of your pool bed, the make chewing gum. Rich infections. It also helps to amount of rain it gets. Red have their specific talents
link is made: you are in the in tannins, antioxidants cure insomnia and rejuve- Shimarukus tend to taste to boost your immune sys-
tropics. Aruba grows her shown to contain anti-in- nates the nervous system. better than orange. The tem. Start the day with a
own fruits and veggies and flammatory compounds, Season: the fruit typically fruit has super power: a true ‘batida’ (smoothie) en-
there are some pretty out- and vitamin C, essential for ripen during the summer. vitamin bomb. Adults only riched with a local veggie
of-space local species you healthy immune function. need to eat 3-4 of these touch or select your restau-
may never had heard of, Season: year- round. Druif berries to meet their daily rant that offers local vege-
but really healthy and deli- There is no chance you recommended amount of table dishes to get the real
cious. Kenepa did not bump into one of Vitamin C. Season: Rainy pure taste of it.
Ovoid green fruit that the sea grape trees while months (Oct-Jan).
Mispel grows in bunches on trees spending your vacation on Konkomberchiquito
This is a fruit with a charac- up to 30m high. The fruit is Aruba. The sea grape plant Tamarind This is a sort of local squash,
ter (5-10 cm/2-4 inches). related to the lychee and is often used in ocean-side A delicious, sweet fruit that but looks like a cucumber
It does not ripe until it is have tight, thin but rigid landscaping in sandy soil has a wide variety of uses with prickly skin. The taste
picked or falls off the tree. skins. Inside the skin is the right on the beach and it and applications, both for however is bitterer than the
Mispel is hard with a sand- tart, tangy, or sweet pulp produces clusters of fruit medicinal and culinary pur- cucumber and the veg-
paper like texture when of the fruit covering a large that resemble grapes. Are poses. It is a medium-sized etable is smaller in size but
immature, soft and juicy seed. The pulp is usually sea grapes edible? Yes, bushy tree with evergreen bigger in width.
when ripe. It’s technically cream or orange colored. they are. Animals enjoy leaves and fruit that devel-
a berry, but contains a skin Kenepa strengthens the sea grapes and humans ops in pods characterized Continued on Next Page