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Date: 18 Nov 2025

Hog plum chutney: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

Hog Plum tree, Red Hog Plum, Spondias purpurea

Hog Plum tree, Red Hog Plum, Spondias purpurea

Hog plum chutney

Hog plum chutney

🍴 Hog plum chutney: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

  • 🔴Simmer Hog Plums with chilies, ginger, and sugar.
  • 🔴Sweet, sour, and fiery - perfect with curries.

Hog Plum Chutney

Ingredients

  • 2 cups hog plum pulp
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 small red chili, sliced
  • 1 tsp grated ginger
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup water

Instructions

  1. Combine hog plum pulp, sugar, ginger, salt, and water in a saucepan.
  2. Bring to a simmer over medium heat.
  3. Add sliced chili and cook 10 to 15 minutes until thickened.
  4. Cool and serve with curries, meats, or rice.

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Date: 23 May 2024

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Date: 30 Nov 2025

Sugar apple spoon mash: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

Sugar apple spoon mash recipe

Sugar apple spoon mash recipe

Annona squamosa - Sugar Apple, fruit

Annona squamosa - Sugar Apple, fruit

🍴 Sugar apple spoon mash: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

  • 🟢Scoop out ripe Sugar Apple flesh and mash lightly with a fork, removing seeds as you go.
  • 🟢Stir in a splash of chilled coconut milk.
  • 🟢Serve it half-frozen like a tropical slush, eaten straight from the bowl.

Sugar Apple Spoon Mash

Ingredients

  • 1 ripe Sugar Apple (Annona squamosa)
  • 2 to 3 tbsp chilled coconut milk

Instructions

  1. Scoop out the ripe Sugar Apple flesh and remove all seeds.
  2. Mash the pulp lightly with a fork.
  3. Stir in the chilled coconut milk.
  4. Serve immediately or half-freeze for a tropical slush.

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Plant Facts

Annona squamosa
Sugar Apple, Custard Apple, Sweetsop-Anon, Sweetsop, Atis, Sitafal, Seetha Payam, Araticum, Sharifa
USDA Zone: 9-11
Small tree 10-20 ftSemi-shadeFull sunModerate waterEdible plantDeciduous plantFragrant plant

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Date: 22 Dec 2025

Chaya Nutritious Omelet: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

Chaya Nutritious Omelet

Chaya Nutritious Omelet

Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Chaya, Maya Spinach Tree)

Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Chaya, Maya Spinach Tree)

🍴 Chaya Nutritious Omelet: quick-n-fun exotic recipes


Ingredients

  • Chaya leaves - about 2 cups packed, stems removed
  • Onion - 1 small, sliced
  • Eggs - 2
  • Cooking oil - 1 tablespoon
  • Salt - to taste

Instructions

  1. Boil chaya leaves in plenty of water for 10 to 15 minutes to remove natural toxins. Drain well and chop.
  2. Heat oil in a pan and saute the onion until soft and lightly golden.
  3. Add eggs and scramble gently.
  4. Fold in the cooked chaya and stir for 1 to 2 minutes until well combined.
  5. Serve warm. Flavor is similar to spinach with a firmer texture.

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Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
Spinach Tree, Tread Softly, Cabbage Star, Chaya
USDA Zone: 9-11
Large shrub 5-10 ft tallSmall tree 10-20 ftSemi-shadeRegular waterOrnamental foliageWhite, off-white flowersEdible plantSpice or herb plantEthnomedical plant.
Plants marked as ethnomedical and/or described as medicinal, are not offered as medicine but rather as ornamentals or plant collectibles.
Ethnomedical statements / products have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. We urge all customers to consult a physician before using any supplements, herbals or medicines advertised here or elsewhere.Irritating plantSubtropical plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

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Date: 20 Dec 2025

Grumichama spoon drizzle: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

Grumichama spoon drizzle

Grumichama spoon drizzle

Eugenia brasiliensis fruit tree - Grumichama

Eugenia brasiliensis fruit tree - Grumichama

🍴 Grumichama Spoon Drizzle

Ingredients

  • Ripe grumichama fruit (Eugenia brasiliensis), pulp only
  • Water, a small splash
  • Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Instructions

  1. Remove seeds from ripe grumichama fruit and collect the pulp.
  2. Blend the pulp with a small splash of water until smooth and pourable.
  3. Spoon or drizzle over vanilla ice cream and serve immediately.

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Eugenia brasiliensis, Eugenia dombeyi
Grumichama, Brazilian Cherry
USDA Zone: 9-11
Small tree 10-20 ftSemi-shadeFull sunModerate waterEdible plantSubtropical plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short timeSeaside, salt tolerant plant

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