What is Carambola?
Carambola is an Asian tropical fruit, which is also known as Star Fruit or Starfruit. It has a sharp texture and a spicy taste that makes it popular in salads, desserts and tastes. In addition to Asian tropics, Carambola is also grown in parts of Latin America, where trees thrive in wet and warm conditions. California and Florida also commercially grown stellar fruit in their warmer areas. Many grocery stores carry a carambola because unusual looking tropical fruit has a small but devoted follow -up. The Carambola tree can grow up to 32 feet (10 meters), with dense and spreading branches. The leaves are compounds and pink flowers appear scattered on the tree before they ripen into yellowish to brown fruit. The fruit of the Carambola tree has five different sections arranged around the central axis. When fruits are cut into pieces or slices, the individual segments strongly resemble stars.
Botanists classificThey take carambola as tropical to subtropical, because more mature trees can handle the cooler temperatures. Many people grow Starfruit as a decorative container plant because the leaves and flowers are quite attractive. The container plant can also be moved, which is advantageous for people in colder areas, as they can keep the plant inside the winter when frostbite is at risk. Carambola also grows very slowly and can take a few years mature enough on fruit, while containers' plants rarely fruit, because they often do not have enough space to grow fully.
Five-seagised fruit is popular in Asian cuisine because of a spicy, slightly acidic taste. Sweet cultivars rarely have very high sugar, although they can be less wrinkled in the mouth. Carambola can be consumed simple, advertising of mixed fruits, used in the salad for texture and taste, sliced or integrated into desserts. The texture reminds many pear consumers or jAblek because he is fresh and slightly granular.
Like many acidic fruits, Carambola is an excellent source of vitamin C. Since the skin is also edible, Carambola can also provide a diet fiber. Some consumers prefer to consume carambola in the form of juice. When choosing a stellar fruit for consumption, look for a solid, evenly color sample. The ridges of the carambola can be slightly colored brown.