grosella

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noun

The tree and fruit of Phyllanthus acidus. The intermediate sized tree produces small, flattened, multi-lobed, berries with a high acid content. The tart yellow berries are edible raw, but most often stewed with sugar, ginger and other spices.

food

fruit

plant

also known as

chellomello, cherimello, cherrymeena, damsel, damzel, gooseberry, jimbilin, raspberry, sapra, siwet, sour cherry

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7 comments

Sour Cherries

11 years ago

Eat as a tarty fruit. Makes excellent jam

Manny Rodriguez

10 years ago

My friend brought me about 35 pounds of grosellas (caribbean goose berries) and my wife is making " dulce de grosellas". They are boiled with sugar and turned red,it takes about an hour and you have turned a sour fruit into a sweet,delicious treat.

Heriberto

5 years ago

There delicious we use to have Bunch tree in are land...

Maria felicies

3 years ago

Las grosellas en mi casa las comiamos del palo eran aqrias,arias, dulce se tournament rojas,Rojas, se echas

Maria felicies

3 years ago

Las grosellas en mi casa las comiamos del palo eran aqrias,aciamos dulce se tornaban ,Rojas, se le anadia Alucard y canela

Maria felicies

3 years ago

Las grosellas en mi casa las comiamos del palo eran aqrias,aciamos dulce se tornaban ,Rojas, se le añadia Asucar y canela.

Sylvia

3 years ago

Aqui la grosella se come recien bajada del arbol con sal y chile o se remojan en agua con sal, chile y oregano. Yummy!