The fruit may be edible as I suspected
By Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65308)
Cainta, Philippines
August 18, 2020 5:41pm CST
I was taking a selfie with the suspected edible fruit when a motorcycle stopped to say that the fruit is Bignay. It is a berry that is common in the nearby provinces. The fruit is sour and best to be for cooking. It is also made into wine.
I have not tasted it yet, waiting for it to turn red.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Aug 20
Maybe just 90% for now. It will be confirmed when it ripens... I have to taste it.
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@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
19 Aug 20
@Alexandoy Just be sure that by the time you will taste it you are 100% sure that they are bignay fruits. It reminds me of a tree I used to see backnin the province that looks like that. My grandfather said they are eaten by bats. l wonder if that is it. l just didn’t ask what the name of that tree.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Aug 20
I am just maybe 95% sure that it is Bignay. We will know when I get to taste it.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Aug 20
@rsa101 you may be talking of balete. The fruits are also red berries when ripe and favorite of the birds.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Aug 20
More likely not because the fruit is so sour.
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
19 Aug 20
If this fruit was planted in your yard, why didn't you know what it was?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Aug 20
It is not planted in our place, I just saw it on the road on my way to the market.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Aug 20
@kobesbuddy that is a good attitude to think that a strange fruit may be poisonous.
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
19 Aug 20
@Alexandoy Oh, all right. I pass by different things growing along the forest. Sometimes I wonder if they could be poison.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Aug 20
It is not sold in the market because it is considered exotic fruit.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Aug 20
@nawala123 maybe today I will check if there is a ripe berry.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
20 Aug 20
@Alexandoy you can try it fork knowing the taste
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Aug 20
@LadyDuck maybe today I can check on the fruits.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Aug 20
They are red when ripe and quite nice to eat when not very sour.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Aug 20
Bignay is the mayor of Makati, waheehee.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Aug 20
Maybe you can confirm it with the Makati mayor. Waheehee.
@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
19 Aug 20
Oh I'll wait for you to taste them once they're ready to be edible and tell us what it taste like!
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Aug 20
@jvicentevalera maybe today I can check the fruits when it does not rain.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Aug 20
Just a few more days before I check the taste.
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
19 Aug 20
@Alexandoy okay I'll be interesting to hear what it tastes like!
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Aug 20
Bignay is a very sour fruit. But one time I chanced upon a tree in Bulacan that is not very sour and nice to eat.
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Aug 20
More likely before the weekend.
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@rebelann (112969)
• El Paso, Texas
30 Aug 20
That sounds like a good berry to use with overly sweet or salty dishes. I'm glad it is edible.
