Have You Had One of These?
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (166761)
Boise, Idaho
December 26, 2023 8:46pm CST
I find this fruit to be intriguing. I have seen them online and on television but not in the stores. It is a carambola, more popularly known as star fruit. It is a tropical fruit from Southeast Asia. When it is sliced in a cross-section fashion it looks like a star which is where it got its name of "star fruit". It is approximately 3-6 inches in length and is a vibrant yellow. It is said to be crisp and tart in taste and is said to be a mix of apple, grape, pear, and citrus family fruit.
Have you had this before? Did you like it? How would you describe it?
The image is from Servingjoy.com
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15 responses
@shaggin (72116)
• United States
27 Dec
I have never had it but it does look neat. I bet it is tasty. I wonder if it’s something @Allknowing has at Solitaire.
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@celticeagle (166761)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Dec
Oh, I see. Maybe it should be left alone then.
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@LadyDuck (471337)
• Switzerland
28 Dec
@celticeagle It looks very nice to decorate, because it looks like a star, but the taste is not interesting.
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@MattMeng (3445)
• Hangzhou, China
29 Dec
@celticeagle My younger brother bought it from another city, and the color of the carambola has also turned yellow, but it's not clear if it's fully ripe.
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@celticeagle (166761)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Dec
Fruit and vegetables are pretty bland these days. Unless they are from a home garden.
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@Deepizzaguy (102624)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Dec
I have never seen a star fruit before in my lifetime. I would like to eat one since I need to eat fruits for my diet.
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@MarieCoyle (37227)
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27 Dec
The starfruit is very good. Like any other fruit, the trick to eating it is knowing when it is ripe but not too ripe, or it's like a lot of other fruits, it's mushy. Cut and eaten at the right time, it's very good.
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@celticeagle (166761)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Dec
That is the trick. Knowing when it is ripe. So many are not good if picked too early.
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@GardenGerty (160626)
• United States
28 Dec
Years ago I bought them for my son to take to "show and tell" at grade school. Occasionally I have bought them, do not remember much about them. They were pretty in a fruit salad. I would like to try a dragonfruit.
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@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
28 Dec
It's a common fruit here, as I stay in Malaysia. It's juicy, some are sweet (but not too sweet), but some are a bit soury. I can't think of any reasons not liking it, but it's never my favorite fruit, I don't know why. I do not like those overripe ones. I don't think I have bought starfruits before too. But now I think I should buy some for my children to taste, they might not have tasted it before too. 
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@celticeagle (166761)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Dec
Please let me know about it if you do.
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@Beestring (14527)
• Hong Kong
27 Dec
Star fruits are available here. I have them once in a while.
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@celticeagle (166761)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Dec
Do you like the flavor, texture, etc.?
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@Beestring (14527)
• Hong Kong
28 Dec
@celticeagle It is juicy. The flavor is not strong.
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