Golden Star Apple, or Abiu, can be described as: soft, sweet, milky and juicy. The jelly-like texture is reminiscent of Sapodilla, which is no surprise given that they come from the same family. Biting into this delicious fruit is like biting into some sort of brown sugar, caramel-jelly, but if you get too excited and start eating the rind you will notice a sticky latex-like texture on your lips. But don't worry, that's just nature telling you to slow down.
Preparation Ideas: first, wait for the fruit to be entirely yellow. Sometimes there is green blush at the top of the fruit, which means it's not 100% ready to eat. Cut the fruit into apple-style slices, pick out the large seeds (normally 2-3) and eat it like a melon slice.
– Star apple contains much vitamin C and antioxidants.
– Star apple has high fiber and low calorie, which helps to lose weight effectively.
– Star apple is considered as the tradition remedies in some countries, seeds are taken advantage of reducing fever and treat diarrhea, leaves are used to reduce laryngitis and pneumonia.
Besides, Star apple can be eaten as well as is used for cooking into many beneficial dishes such as:
– Star apple with bubble sweet gruel has sweet and cool taste, it provides a lot of nutrition not only builds strong bones but also prevents fat in the body.
– Star apple smoothie has a wonderful flavor, easy to drink and good for health.
– Star apple beams with the main ingredients is star apple mixed with milk and ice is a cooling drink, suitable for refreshments on summer days.