My camias tree
By Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65308)
Cainta, Philippines
March 20, 2020 6:02am CST
I planted this tree in the vacant lot beside our property. When it started bearing fruits, the lot was bought so in respect to the new owner, all the plants there belong to him including all that I planted. It is good that the caretaker has given me permission to pick the fruits when I needed.
The camias is a sour fruit that can be eaten with salt or can be used in cooking meat and fish soup.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
20 Mar 20
@Alexandoy
I am glad he lets you pick fruits on the tree you planted before he moved in.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Mar 20
The mango tree that I planted has many fruits and maybe can be harvested next week. I don't know if they would give me.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Mar 20
@Hannihar actually I can ask for the fruits from the caretaker because she is friendly and not selfish like the owner of the land. But maybe I will not. I can buy mangoes in the market anyway.
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@rebelann (112907)
• El Paso, Texas
29 Mar 20
The tomato would sweeten it wouldn't it @Alexandoy ?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Mar 20
@rebelann no, the camias is very sour, potently sour.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Mar 20
I don't think that fruit fits in the spaghetti sauce. It is too sour.
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@rappeter13 (8608)
• Romania
20 Mar 20
@Alexandoy You must have a great variety of fruits there.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Mar 20
From what I know, yes, it is native to our country. It is a relative of the star fruit which is also a tropical fruit.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Mar 20
@rappeter13 yes, I am happy to say that in our little garden I was able to raise small trees like banana, custard apple, star fruit, dragon fruit, soursop, mango, lemon, calamansi (small citrus plant) and srawberry, etc.
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@resukill22 (25050)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
22 Mar 20
We have that here too, but the fruit of it I gave to my neighbors haha,
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
22 Mar 20
@resukill22 milkfish or bangus is good for sinigang.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
22 Mar 20
It is good to share whatever you have in excess. This morning, I picked some camias from the tree in the picture. I bought small fish and boiled it with the camias.
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@resukill22 (25050)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
22 Mar 20
@Alexandoy wow love that.
Sometimes I cooked the kamias in sinigang
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@yoalldudes (35037)
• Philippines
20 Mar 20
That is good that the new owner is generous and friendly.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Mar 20
It is the caretaker who is generous and friendly, not the owner.
@yoalldudes (35037)
• Philippines
20 Mar 20
@Alexandoy I see. That is good of him then.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Mar 20
@Nevena83 waheehee, it is hard to hide from an invisible virus. I was hiding my face because I don't want people to say that I look like a virus, waheehee.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Mar 20
Be careful, it is extremely sour that your face may be contorted when you eat it.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Mar 20
I have no idea about freezing it. Some people dry it so it can be cooked some weeks after.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Mar 20
You have a nice neighbor.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Mar 20
The neighbor is selfish. Only the caretaker is kind to me.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
20 Mar 20
that was kind of the caretaker. is the new owner going to build a house on the lot?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Mar 20
The caretaker said a small condo will be built soon. I wish it will not push through.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Mar 20
@DocAndersen the mango tree I planted there is already flowering. But I don't think I can have the fruits.
@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
20 Mar 20
@Alexandoy yes you have made great use of that lot!
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Mar 20
Yes, a friend dries the camias for later use.
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@Lakshman15 (2662)
• India
21 Mar 20
Wow amazing picture you share hear. But i font hear this Vegetable name. Can i know which country you from.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
21 Mar 20
The camias ia a tropical fruit from the Philippines. It is very sour but some people like to eat that with salt.
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Mar 20
It is very sour that I cannot eat that like it is.
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