Wood apple
Wood apple may refer to:
- Limonia acidissima, a tree native to Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and southeast Asia east to Java
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This is very useful fruit for diabetic disease. In addition it is widely used as a good herbal remedy for an upset stomach.
Method: The woodapple is first broken, the inside part is taken in a bowl and smashed by hand while adding some water in several doses. Then the seeds are squeezed to extract as much juice as possible and then separated by hand from the juice. The juice (Similar color as Mango or Papaya Juice) can be served with or without sugar.
In northern Karnataka a popular preparation of wood-apple is also sold on streets in push-carts. The preparation is simple mashed mix of wood-apple pulp (with seeds), jaggery, a dash of salt and a dash of red chilli powder. The same preparation is also popular among elaborate meals served among Brahmin. Wood apple is a fruit eaten by the "tribal people".The usually keep it in salt water under a waterfall to keep it cold.The water falls cools it more than a chiller.
