Do you eat palm fruit, called NUNGU in India? Do you like it if so soft or hard?

Hello Buchi_bulla. We don't have palm fruits where we live, but I think that it must be very tasty as can be seen from your detailed discussion. We have different kinds of water melons, which are juicy and sweet, good for summer when it is hot. Now we can have watermelons all the year round with the advancement of farming technology. Take care.

Hi Aunty, Even i love eating tati nungu. But only thing is i hate to peel the outer one. so whenever they use to get it in my home. MY father or mom use to peel the skin and give it to me so i used to have it. Till now they peel for me and give. And yes the riped one will be bit rough and tastes like a coconut piece since this had got cool effects its very good in summer. Nungu fruit has nutritional and medicinal value too. It is packed with minerals. With almost no protein, fat, or carbohydrates, the fruit is a boon for those on a diet and patients. The fruit along with other edible parts of the palmyrah is used for treating stomach and skin disorders. Have a great day

hi Buchi_bulla, first i have confused to recognize the fruit name,here it spell in " Tati Nunjalu",here these are available in summer season,but we have to remove the cover,all these work will be done by mother for me,Do you know "Sapota" i like this fruit very much,have a nice day

I love heart of palm. Sometimes it's hard to find here. When you do find it, it's usually soft and tender. I've never tried the hard kind.

Hey Buchi dear i am a bit confused, here in my home town in Orissa the inside white material from palm, we call it 'talsaj', from old, too much grown fruit it is hard like stone, not tasty, if you eat, may have stomach ache..but those from tender palm are sweet soft and watery, i used to eat lot, this year i have not eaten.. During my 65 days stay in Hyderabad i saw people selling what they called 'palmfruit', they covered the fruit with tender leaves, i am sure it was not palm of my place.. lol was that NUNGU? Sorry for late response.. Thanks for sharing. Welcome always. Cheers. Prof

If i am not wrong, it is the Sugar Palm fruit. We call it Kaong. The sweet fresh fruit tastes just like young coconut fruit. The young fruits are soft and the older fruits are harder. We mix it usually in fruits salad together with nata de coco, the soft jelly-like residue formed from many overnights' storage of young coconut juice. I like both the soft and hard ones. If it is fresh, i'd prefer the soft ones. If its already in bottles (preserved) the hard oens are ok.

Yeah, friend i like it a lot. Yeah its the season of NUNGU here. Really a good fruit for this summer season and very tasty also.

Lovely discussion, When i saw the post i could not help but comment. Strangely i have been thinking of Nungu today as i was planning to write on "summer foods that cool our body". Sadly i do not get to see or eat nungu now because i have shifted to Gujarat. This post did bring back memories of my childhood days when i freaked out on nungu. I love the sensation when the outer covering breaks & the nectar rushes into the mouth. MMMMmmmmmm....

Hi Buchi_bulla, it is great! :) But we cant eat much of it. :) We call it munjilu. I eat seasonal fruits, and this one generally comes around April - May. :) I dont know its nutritional value, but we do take it a couple of times during summers. :) I prefer the softer ones, with the juice inside. :) So does my papa. :)

We don't have palm fruit in the Philippines. But i think there was this preserved palm fruit that came from Saudi Arabia that i was able to taste. I'm not sure if it's the same as the one you're referring too but it's delicious.

Well, the shops stock tonnes and tonnes of NUNGU during the summer seasons. Well, but the real good thing I got to see once was when boys of 13 years climbing palm trees and plucking the fruit on their own! Well, that was not in Chennai but my native village near Tirunelveli. The tender ones are the best and the the juicy layer in them is enough to make the body cool and beat the summer heat!