carambola

The star fruit, also known as carambola, is the fruit of the Averroa carambola tree. Although the star fruit is most common in tropical regions such as India, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, it is also widely known throughout the world. Star fruit (carambola or Averrhoa carambola) is a fruit native to the tropics. He is from Asia. The fruit got its name because when cut it has the shape of a star. The product may be yellow or greenish. The culture has a bitter or sweet taste, it all depends on the variety. Common English names: star fruit, pentagon fruit, carambola, golden star, foreign peach, star cucumber. Spanish names: carambolera, carambolero (tree). The fruits are called: carambola, fruit estrella, balimbin, tiriguro, grossella carambola or tea fruit. Carambola (Averrhoa carambola) is a woody plant in the sorrel family grown for its fruit. It is a perennial fruit tree, low growing and slow growing. The carambola trunk is short and highly branched, up to 6-10 m tall. The culture has soft complex leaves, consisting of 2-5 green leaves, arranged in a spiral around the branches. Each leaf plate is 50 cm long. The ovate-elliptical leaves are compound, pinnate, acacia. There are small hairs on the underside. The inflorescences are axillary panicles with small flowers up to 4 mm in diameter. They are actinomorphic, bisexual. They have 5 sepals and 5 petals. White or yellowish in color. They exude a pleasant aroma. The tree produces small pink or purple flowers. They reach 7.5-12.5 cm in length. Oval in shape and deeply ribbed. The lifespan of the carambola tree is 40 years, it reaches a height of 5-10 m, spreading to 6-7.6 m in diameter. The star fruit has an incredibly unique flavor that some people love. And some, on the contrary, having tried it once, will not want to taste it again. Carambola has an unusual combination of spicy sweetness with a slight sourness, which really makes this tropical fruit stand out. The pulp of star fruits is very juicy and sweet, but it is not as sweet as that of pineapple. Carambola has a slightly tart taste, almost like a mango, and at the same time there are some bitter notes. The texture of the fruit is similar to kiwi or papaya.