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Sapra...
How can you get this fruit in southern USA.
i know it as kymate
We call it damsel, it is used to make stew and can be also eaten with salt or not. I haven't had it in years.
In Jamaica we call it Star Apple. Two types - one with purple skin and one with light green skin.
In Guyana we call this Gooseberry
We make tea with it
In the mountains here, it is called "chulo". It is normally eaten as a paste like guava paste.
Damsel is a small fruit, it is a mini starappple, even the tree and the seed seem similar. We chewed the fruit sometimes until it becomes chewing gum.
I agree with Sonia. From my childhood memories, damsel is a mini, mini starapple. The small fruit is chewed until it becomes gum. I also note that this fruit is not popular in Jamaica so few people would know it.
The small fruit in st Thomas Jamaica we call it jimbilin