fruit of the week

[John Evans]

the great morinda/cheese fruit/vomit fruit/beach mulberry or noni and many other names - often found growing near the beach anyone ever tasted one lol

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[Chirimoya]

Noni tastes bitter, a lot like cucumber slightly past its prime, but it's supposed to have excellent healing properties. My other half swears by it.

 

[John Evans]

what looks like a banana but isnt a plantain either ?

 

[Lapurr]

yams? lol thats a tough one!! maybe figs?

 

[GringoCArlos]

HOW TO USE "Indian Mulberry" :

You wait until the fruit gets white and a little soft, then put in the blender on "high". After a minute or two, eat a couple of tablespoons of the liquid, first thing in the morning. Wait a half.hour or so before you eat your breakfast though.

ANOTHER USE: if you ever get a sprained ankle or wrist, immediately get a fresh leaf or two from the tree, and wrap it around the sprained joint (shiny side against your skin) for 30 to 60 minutes. It will keep the ankle from swelling up, and will also reduce the pain and recovery time.

ANOTHER USE: if you have a fever, place a fresh leaf on your forehead (again, shiny side to your skin) for 30 minutes. The fever will break shortly afterwards.

 

[John Evans]

I asked because someone told me that a plant in my garden wasnt a banana or a plantain but i cant remember what they called it - its got leaves like a banana looks like a banana and has bananas growing on it ...but its called something else apparently

 

[leekiv]

Hey

Anyone have a picture of this? Sounds interesting

HOW TO USE "Indian Mulberry" :

You wait until the fruit gets white and a little soft, then put in the blender on "high". After a minute or two, eat a couple of tablespoons of the liquid, first thing in the morning. Wait a half.hour or so before you eat your breakfast though.

ANOTHER USE: if you ever get a sprained ankle or wrist, immediately get a fresh leaf or two from the tree, and wrap it around the sprained joint (shiny side against your skin) for 30 to 60 minutes. It will keep the ankle from swelling up, and will also reduce the pain and recovery time.

ANOTHER USE: if you have a fever, place a fresh leaf on your forehead (again, shiny side to your skin) for 30 minutes. The fever will break shortly afterwards.

 

[leekiv]

John

I asked because someone told me that a plant in my garden wasnt a banana or a plantain but i cant remember what they called it - its got leaves like a banana looks like a banana and has bananas growing on it ...but its called something else apparently

Can you get a picture?

 

[John Evans]

yes but youd say it was a banana lol - the first pic is the indian mulberry by the way or vomit fruit in australia

 

[leekiv]

lol John

yes but youd say it was a banana lol

But u said it isn't :cheeky: So is it or not? lol Actually I am not very knowledgeable and learning so I probably would not say banana cause I would look more silly if it isn't ! Or is it? :cheeky:

And ty for clearing up on the vomit fruit picture too. Who came up with that name? And I drank noni /vomit/mulberry whatever it is called lol for a year and must admit it does taste like .............vomit

 

[luzcace]

Maybe the one with banana leaves is rulos?

 

[montreal]

Maybe the one with banana leaves is rulos?

Rulos are just a kind of banana (from the musa family) like manzano or plantain.

We eat them cooked (I have never seen them eaten raw)

 

[John Evans]

i think that was the word she said (now you mention it ) ....is it a banana /plantain cross ?....you cant eat them raw ? there are only a few on the plant and the skins look very thick

 

[leekiv]

Hey john

i think that was the word she said (now you mention it ) ....is it a banana /plantain cross ?....you cant eat them raw ? there are only a few on the plant and the skins look very thick

Maybe you should try one? As long as they are edible you could give us first hand information on what they are like.

 

[montreal]

i think that was the word she said (now you mention it ) ....is it a banana /plantain cross ?....you cant eat them raw ? there are only a few on the plant and the skins look very thick

"Guineos" and "platanos" are from the same plant "musa". They are all just different varieties.
"Plantains" are not a different plant it's just the way we differentiate between "sweet" and "non-sweet" bananas.
There are hundreds of kinds of musa plants. Rulos are short and fat with a hard thick skin. As for eating them raw, I have never seen it.

Try one!

 

[Keith R]

Is this what everyone is talking about:

Source: wikipedia, Red banana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[leekiv]

Oh John...where are you

Just wondering if he ate one of his "banana like" things and is now "sleeping beauty" :cheeky:

I have heard that some types of "banana's" can make you very tired, whilst others give you energy,( like a natural Red Bull, I hate RB and that stuff).:bunny::bunny:

Any truth to this?

 

[Norma Rosa]

Is this what everyone is talking about:

Source: wikipedia, Red banana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Those are rulos, and should be cooked. But if anyone wants to eat them raw, wait until they are very, very ripe.

I love rulos; they are softer than platains.

 

[M.A.R.]

I asked because someone told me that a plant in my garden wasnt a banana or a plantain but i cant remember what they called it - its got leaves like a banana looks like a banana and has bananas growing on it ...but its called something else apparently

if it looks like a banana tree and it grows bananas maybe its a RULO tree the plantain with three edges.:ermm:

 

[John Evans]

yours is a funny colour and rather larger than mine Keith ....errrrr mine is small and stubby about 6 inches with four ridges running along its length...why do I feel dirty