Gandaria

Bouea macrophylla · Tropical fruit

40 pairings

Gandaria (Bouea macrophylla), also called marian plum or plum mango, is a small round tropical fruit from a mango relative native to Southeast Asia. Ripening from green through orange to deep gold, its juicy, fibrous flesh tastes like a tart-sweet cross between mango and a sour plum, and is eaten fresh, juiced or pickled green.

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Breaking colourHalf green, half gold and still sharp — fine sliced into salads or relish. Leave it at room temperature to finish colouring, but taste before counting on more sweetness.Tart and firm

Skin colourGreen washing over to pale yellow

The squeezeFirm, the first give at the shoulders

Stem endScar dry and pale, flush with the skin

SmellFaint mango sweetness under the resin

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