This is an amazing tropical palm fruit also called: Ice Apples Palmyra Palm fruit And Nungu in South India
As young boys we delighted in its sweetness and succulence. The first bite would penetrate its softness and draw out water that had a taste of its own that equaled or exceeded the flavour of tender coconut water. The flesh was exceedingly tasty, the light pink skin easily peeled. It was abundantly available and cheap in summer. The street or home delivered fruit vendors would bring them to Bombay homes from the suburban groves of Bassein (now Vasai) Gorai, Borivli and Nala Sopara which were once picnic spots for city dwellers where pure country hooch was a attraction for adults. These spots were lush and green, supplying fresh vegetables to the city and indeed being the lungs of a growing metropolis. Sadly, they have since turned into concrete jungles housing high rise buildings that have destroyed Bombay’s fragile ecosystem and caused floods in winter and pollution throughout the year. Coming back to the tadgolas or ice apples, they are one of nature’s nutrition wonders, an Indian superfruit that exceeds the benefits of Papayas and Guavas, the two other highest rankers. Tadgolas are exceedingly good for diabetics. Eating them when young and in Bombay we were blissfully unaware of this. All we revelled in was its taste. There is an adage that says “enjoy the little things because one day they turn into big things”. This is definitely true of the Tadgolas which I cannot get in Toronto even in exchange for hell or high water. https://youtu.be/L9gA6aZCdHY Roland. Toronto.
