Weekend Garden ~ Starfruit

Weekend Garden features ‘Star Fruit’ (Carambola). Our backyard starfruit tree is full of fruits and my 7 year old is on a fruit-plucking spree. Just plucking, mind you, since the fruits are within his reach. He won’t eat it.

Since June the tree has been bearing good fruit.

The anti-oxidant rich fruit starts out with a green color and ripens to a yellow shade. It can be eaten both at the green and yellow stages.

When sliced a perfect star is formed. Crunchy and juicy with a slightly tart and sweet flavor. I like it raw, sometimes with a sprinkling of chilli pwd.

Note: I’ve learnt that people with kidney ailments should avoid starfruit.