Wax Apple Fruit Facts

Info from Wikipedia - Wax Apple Fruit

• native to Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia
• Common names include wax apple, love apple, java apple, Chomphu (in Thai), Bellfruit (In Taiwan), jambu air (in Indonesian), water apple, mountain apple, jambu air ("water guava" in Malay), wax jambu, Rose apple, bell fruit, makopa, tambis (Philippines), and chambekka in Malayalam and jumbu (Sri Lanka). It is known as jamalac in French,
• The wax apple tree also grows in the Caribbean
• In Taiwan and China, they are known as lianwu (simplified Chinese: 莲雾; traditional Chinese: 蓮霧; pinyin: lián wù; POJ: lián-bū or lembu).
• The ripened fruit varies in hue and can be light pink to a dark, almost purple, red.
• One of the most highly prized and sought after wax apples in Taiwan are "black pearls," which are purplish-red.
• Despite its rather plain name, a wax apple is anything but plain. A ripe wax apple only resembles an apple on the outside in color. It doesn't taste like an apple. It has neither the fragrance nor the density of an apple. The flavor is a bit like a snow pear.
• The liquid to flesh ratio of the wax apple is comparable to a watermelon. It's remarkably refreshing and juicy. Unlike either apple or watermelon, the wax apple's flesh has a very loose weave. The very middle holds a seed that's situated in a sort of cotton-candy-like mesh.
• usually the reddest fruits are the sweetest.
• When choosing a good wax apple, look for ones with the bottom segments closed up because open holes signify worm eggs inside the fruit.