Do you know this wild fruit?
By A loves B
@A_loves_B (1608)
Indonesia
November 22, 2017 5:08am CST
I found this kind of fruit in my backyard. It grows wild in the bushes by crawling. It bears some fruits. The fruit is small and yellow color. I've tried it a little, and it tastes good, that is a mixture of sweet and sour taste. The fruit has many seeds as you can see in the picture.
Well, I don't know if this fruit has powerful benefit for health or not. But I think it is edible as I noticed there were some ants enjoying the fruit.
Do you know what fruit is it?
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33 responses
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
24 Nov 17
the flower is indeed pretty. is it smelly?
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
24 Nov 17
Yes, it does. Looks like the one in your picture. But the size is much smaller, just like the size of jasmine flower.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
24 Nov 17
Never seen that fruit before. Saw in the comments that you tried it already. Glad to know it's safe to eat!
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
24 Nov 17
it seems to be passionfruit, but i've only seen them in foreign magazines
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
24 Nov 17
Yes, I did. It's yummy. And..after trying it, I'm still alive. Lol
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
24 Nov 17
@hereandthere It also tastes like passion fruit
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
22 Nov 17
try to resize or compress the picture to 3mb or less
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
23 Nov 17
Now, you can see the photo. Thank you for the information.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
24 Nov 17
@A_loves_B It's a very small fruit, we do not have them in our country.
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
24 Nov 17
It looks like passion fruit, but it's so small. It's as small as a marble.
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@KnehKnah (3584)
• Philippines
24 Nov 17
Oh yes! We call that fruit Kurumbot. It's sweet & a bit sour.
When I was still very young, my playmates & I look for those fruits in the forest. We ate a lot of that (or bring home more), before we separate ways & retire for the night.
Kurumbot brings a lot of happy memories of my childhood!
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
25 Nov 17
it's because we don't have a wide variety of fruits here in metro manila. and from the responses of other filipino mylotters, it seems to be available in luzon, visayas and mindanao.
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@KnehKnah (3584)
• Philippines
24 Nov 17
BTW, thank you @hereandthere for bringing me to this article.
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
24 Nov 17
Glad that the fruit was a part of your memory and it made you happy. I like to hear more about your happy childhood memories. 
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
24 Nov 17
@magallon is it smelly? did you eat them or play with them when you were kids?
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
24 Nov 17
bhem (from davao) said it's otot-otot. what is it called in your province? does it have an equivalent name in tagalog?
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@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
24 Nov 17
@hereandthere actually, i do not know how it is called but I also heard that they call it otot - otot in our province...
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
24 Nov 17
Oh I don`t know that kind of wild fruit
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
26 Nov 17
@A_loves_B Oh gosh! Then we can`t say that it`s good to eat 
@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
24 Nov 17
It just grows wildly in my garden. I didn't know what's its name. 
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
26 Nov 17
@m_audrey6788 But, ants ate it. I saw then enjoying it. Just then I tried the fruit a little.
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@allknowing (137587)
• India
22 Nov 17
There is no image but from your description it could be passion fruit. Is it growing on a vine?
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@allknowing (137587)
• India
24 Nov 17
@A_loves_B I see it now. It grows in my garden as well. It is small and edible. I like it. It is a version of passion fruit but it is not passion fruit.
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
23 Nov 17
Yes, it is. Please check the picture which I have just added.
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
24 Nov 17
@allknowing You bring me a good news. Now as you said it's edible, I won't be reluctant to eat it anymore. It tastes really good.
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@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
24 Nov 17
First time to see this fruit actually. Is it safe to eat? I don't eat fruits if I'm not familiar with them. What fruit is that?
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
24 Nov 17
I've tried it a little. It tasted sweet, fresh, and healthy. A friend here told me it is edible.
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
24 Nov 17
@AkoPinay Yes...I have seen some ants enjoying the fruit. They looked fine.
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
22 Nov 17
Oh my, I cannot see the photo, maybe the size is to big, try to downsize the photo so it will be uploaded.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
24 Nov 17
@ilocosboy have you tasted that fruit?
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
24 Nov 17
Your welcome, oh well I know that fruit because we have that in our place, its so happen I don't know the name
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
23 Nov 17
Thank you. I have followed your suggestion. I downsized the original photo, and ....now the problem is solved.
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@thelme55 (77168)
• Germany
24 Nov 17
@A_loves_B yes, I can. Thank you. I think it grew in our back yard when I was a kid as I can remember now. I have eaten this fruit, too but I have not seen this for ages. I can't remember the name though.
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
24 Nov 17
@thelme55 Just try to bring back your childhood memory. What did you think about the fruit? Did you like it?
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
24 Nov 17
really? i wonder what it's called in tagalog? could that be passionfruit?
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
24 Nov 17
@hereandthere
I am not familiar with passionfruit. We have that somewhere here in the neighborhood. We sometimes play with it, like smacking in someone's faces and it will split.
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
24 Nov 17
Does 'otot - otot' have a meaning? In my language, otot - otot means 'muscles'. 
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@BigTalpha (117)
•
22 Nov 17
I can't see the picture. There's several fruits or berries it could be from your description.
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@pitsipeahie (5011)
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24 Nov 17
@A_loves_B Now I see hehehe
I'm not quite sure but the fruit looks familiar. Must've seen it somewhere, just couldn't remember.... 
You sure its edible? Just be cautious, don't eat anything you're not sure of.
I'm not quite sure but the fruit looks familiar. Must've seen it somewhere, just couldn't remember....
You sure its edible? Just be cautious, don't eat anything you're not sure of.3 people like this
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
24 Nov 17
@pitsipeahie it seems to be passionfruit, but called otot-otot in other provinces as other filipino mylotters in this discussion said
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
24 Nov 17
I do not know what the fruit is. I wouldn't be eating it unless I know exactly what it is. That's just me though.
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
24 Nov 17
That's good to be cautious. At first I didn't dare to taste it until I saw some ants enjoying it.
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
25 Nov 17
@A_loves_B woah, those are thorns, i thought they were just soft
be careful in plucking it
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
24 Nov 17
Yes, it does as it has thorny webs around it. It looks pretty but a little dangerous.
@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
25 Nov 17
@lady1993 Yes, they are. The thorns are soft. They won't hurt anyone
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@jobelbojel (36027)
• Philippines
25 Nov 17
I used to eat this thing when I was young. I found them on trees and on vines. The taste sour.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
25 Nov 17
it seems to be available in the province based on the responses of other filipino mylotters.
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
26 Nov 17
The unripe ones are sour, but the ripe ones taste sweet.
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@LeaPea2417 (37369)
• Toccoa, Georgia
26 Nov 17
@A_loves_B No, I don't think it is.
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
26 Nov 17
@LeaPea2417 Where do you live? I think this fruit only grows in tropical countries.
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
26 Nov 17
I guess it's not available in your country.
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
24 Nov 17
I just knew it when I visit my garden. Now I know what kind of wild fruit it is.
@resukill22 (25050)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
4 Dec 17
I never saw that kind of fruits
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@resukill22 (25050)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
9 Dec 17
@A_loves_B yes from philippines but i never saw that kind of fruit, but i think thats fruit is not popular here in my place maybe in other place
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
9 Dec 17
@resukill22 Yes, it could be. It is said to grow in the forest. A bird might bring and drop the seeds of the fruit on my garden.
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
7 Dec 17
Where are you from? If you are from Philippines, I think you will be able to find it easily as some Philippino friends said it grows there at their country.
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