Lanzones: Delicious Seasonal Fruit

Majority of us love to eat various kinds of fruits, not just because it is delicious and can ease your hunger, but also because of the healthy benefits of eating these fruits. Each of us preferred various fruits and we have some favorites. As for me, the fruit that I am always fond of eating is my all time favorite lanzones.


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Even when I was younger, I used to eat lots of lanzones. Even on a cinema, instead of pop corns or some junk foods, I prefer eating lanzones specially if we can see a lanzones vendor just near the vicinity of the cinema. Some might not like the fruit due to its bitter sap on it, that you will definitely taste when you taste your lips, while eating and after eating the fruit. I am not bothered with that after taste or sap for I really like eating lanzones. The quite sad thing or fact for lanzones lover like me is that this fruit is not very much available the whole year. It is because it is a seasonal fruit, usually from July to November you can see a lot of these fruit on any market and in much lower price compared to the months that there is so little production of the fruit.
That is why I really enjoy the "ber" months because you can find lanzones in every markets and streets during those months. Also the price becomes more affordable when the supply of the fruit is abundant. When I went out yesterday, I started seeing several lanzones vendors and their number will surely be increased for the next few days. 😊


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In the Philippines, it is commonly found or cultivated in Laguna areas and in some other part of Mindanao. Camiquin's one pride is their sweetest and most delicious lanzones that they even made a fiesta for it once a year to celebrate their harvests. The lanzones fruit is colored light yellow and the meat is white to opaque white color. It can tastes so sweet which depends on the variety of the tree or if its ripened enough. Some of these fruit variety can also taste sour and the seed is bitter when bitten. There are some variety that are also almost seedless.


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Lanzones is also rich with various types of nutritional contents just like phosphorus, protein, calcium, vitamin A, fiber, thiamine, vitamin C and anti-oxidants substances. It is also said that lanzones is good to prevent diarrhea and some other gastro intestinal diseases specially if it will be consumed in a regular basis.