Bolanjay aka Eggplant

Five finger aka Starfruit

Cassava aka Yucca

I think Katahar is Jackfruit.

@Former Member posted:

I think Katahar is Jackfruit.

Kowah is jackfruit

Trini say chataigne for katahar

i think katahar is breadnut

@cain posted:

Bolanjay aka Eggplant

Five finger aka Starfruit

Cassava aka Yucca

Cain

eggplant is called aubergine too..,lol I saw a recipe n had to google aubergine  ( same thing happened with zucchini) lol  ..btw balanjay is known as baigan ( hindi ?? baingan)

BTW  5 finger is carambola and also we used to say ‘shamrock’ . it’s sold here as starfruit but ive seen starapple being teferred to as starfruit

Sourie aka blimblim or kamaranga is BILIMBI n is sold here in Asian store (frozen)

Katahar

Jackfruit  or Kowah

Breadfruit

Soursop aka Guyabano (sold in Philipino stores)

Not a fruit nor veggie...

(type of)Hernia aka Goadee

@Lynn posted:

HUGE n PINK fat poke

My kind of poke lol

@cain posted:

Not a fruit nor veggie...

(type of)Hernia aka Goadee

Oh lord!! Cain u thinking abt fruit n veggie … lol Big seed??
I Think it is called Hydrocele n it can possibly lead to an hernia

Bora.. Trini says Bodi.. otherwise it is long beans or string beans

Nenwah

The Sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca) also called the Luffa or Loofah gourd or Nenwah as its commonly called in Guyana is a member of the Curcurbitaceae (cucumber) family. It is widely used as a vegetable in many Asian and African countries. It is one of the most popular vegetables of India. Matured nenwahs are also used as a bath or kitchen sponge after being processed to remove everything but the network of xylem.

Long squash…..my Italian neighbor calls it Cuccuza ( a kind of zucchini ).. Indians say LAUKI . ..Chinese say OPO.  

Aka Opo squash, botanically a part of Lagenaria siceraria is an Oriental squash and a member of the Cucurbitaceae family. Botanically it is actually a variety of gourd though it is culinarily utilized as a summer squash. The Opo squash is a calabash type squash and is closely related to and depending upon location grown sometimes also referred to as Cucuzza, Bottle gourd, Tasmania bean and Snake gourd. In China it is referred to as Opo and Hulu or Moa Gua when it is the variety where the skin is covered in hairs.Bottle gourd ( ive seen long skinny ones in my area.. known as snake gourd, looks like long ling jhingie)

Round squash .. called calabash gourd

I remember hearing it referred to as ‘slow poison’ whn i was a lil kid

ps i love stew squash with jumbo shrimps n plenty tomatoes.  Curry with coconut milk is not so bad either

I notice something called Poy being sold during summer it looks and tastes exactly like calaloo.

I once got some calaloo plants from a Guyanese lady and planted it..we had several meals from it, I then brought in a clipping along with seeds in the fall and kept the plant pots in our laundry room not far from a window. In early summer I would bring it out and replanted it. I did this for about fifteen years.

@Amral posted:

My kind of poke lol

I see u like pink!!

@cain posted:

I notice something called Poy being sold during summer it looks and tastes exactly like calaloo.

I once got some calaloo plants from a Guyanese lady and planted it..we had several meals from it, I then brought in a clipping along with seeds in the fall and kept the plant pots in our laundry room not far from a window. In early summer I would bring it out and replanted it. I did this for about fifteen years.

Awesome! Last summer I got a big bag of poi From a cuz from brampton .. yummy in my tummy!

poi is called water spinach.. we get from Chinese supermarket (Sunny’s n Fresh Value) nit so tasty.. real ‘water’ indeed  

I plant about a dozen poi plants every year. I let them grow like a vine on a trellis and pick the leaves, wash and freeze them. I get enough for myself to last till next summer and even enough for the neighbors and my kids. Can be grown in a container.

They have seeds as calaloo?

@Mitwah posted:

I plant about a dozen poi plants every year. I let them grow like a vine on a trellis and pick the leaves, wash and freeze them. I get enough for myself to last till next summer and even enough for the neighbors and my kids. Can be grown in a container.

My cuz freezes hers too!!

@Lynn posted:

Kowah is jackfruit

Trini say chataigne for katahar

i think katahar is breadnut

Oh ive seen Indian recipes with Baigan but they called  it BRINJAL

SEIM

Val Papdi ( Gujarati)

ive bought from No Frills, labelled as GHEVDA

Some  call it Hyacinth bean but i think these r flat kind

There is a purple hyacinth bean which is not  flat but looks more like our seim but shorter

ps ..Seim curry esp with nice eddoes is my 2 nd fave GY dish ie with fresh coconut milk 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manilkara_zapota

JAMOON/Jamun

Syzygium cumini, commonly known as Malabar plum,^[3] Java plum,^[3] black plum, jamun or jambolan,^[4][5] is an evergreen tropical tree in the flowering plant family Myrtaceae, and favored for its fruit, timber, and ornamental value.^[5] It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, adjoining regions of Southeast Asia, including Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and the Andaman Islands.^[4][2] It can reach heights of up to 30 metres (98 ft) and can live more than 100 years.^[4] A rapidly growing plant, it is considered an invasive species in many world regions.^[5]

@Lynn posted:

My cuz freezes hers too!!

She should wear thicker undies.

Monkey-apple (GY)

@cain posted:

She should wear thicker undies.

Hahaha..she nah pick poi bhaji in winter bai..summer time, place hot!! Like u want kill d po gal Cain!!

@cain posted:

She should wear thicker undies.

Your mind on “hers” u  mind up to wickedness 😆

I have some red stem and green stem poi indoor. My neighbour gave me seeds for red stem…it was called Malabar spinach and I’ve been growing the green from stems I keep in water every year

@Wildflower posted:

I have some red stem and green stem poi indoor. My neighbour gave me seeds for red stem…it was called Malabar spinach and I’ve been growing the green from stems I keep in water every year

Yes malabar aka water spinach

GY Gooseberries:-

The tree is common in Guam, Micronesia (where it is called ceremai or cerama), South Vietnam(called chùm ruột), Laos, northern Peninsular Malaysia (called cerme and cermai), India (called - (Tamil-தமிழ்-[அரை நெல்லிக்காய்], chalmeri, harpharoi, Nellikai in Kannada, Laheri (Kokborok) Harfi, Arunellikai, Abazhanga, Nellipuli (Malayalam-നെല്ലിപുളി), Usiri(in Telugu-ఉసిరి), Khatamada, Arinelli, Bimbool, Arinellika, Kiru Nerle, Mara Nelli, Amla, Gihori (Manipuri), Nōṛa (Bengali-নোড়)^[2][4] in West Bengal and Bangladesh and rosavale (in Konkani) in Goa). It is still found in the Philippines (called iba in Tagalog and karmay in Ilokano), and if not widely, in Cambodia (called kantuet) and Thailand (called mayom). In Grenada, the fruit is called a damsel. In St. Lucia, the fruit is known as "see-wet". In the United States, it is found in Hawaii, and occasionally southern parts of Texas, Florida.^[2] It is also found in Puerto Rico (where the fruit is called grosella), Ecuador, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname (where it's called ronde birambi), US Virgin Islands, Peru and Brazil.

@Former Member posted:

I think Katahar is Jackfruit.

When I buy in can to cook it says jackfruit and there’s a pic that looks more like katahar then kowa so now I am not sure if it’s bread nut

I like breadfruit chips when it’s a bit ripe-ish

@Wildflower posted:

When I buy in can to cook it says jackfruit and there’s a pic that looks more like katahar then kowa so now I am not sure if it’s bread nut

I like breadfruit chips when it’s a bit ripe-ish

I think its jackfruit they selling now ( frozen)  because d ting hard n not nice like katahar ..

They have  young jackfruit in cans too

MAAMEY..

Mammea americana, commonly known as mammee, mammee apple, mamey, mamey apple, Santo Domingo apricot, tropical apricot,^[1] or South American apricot, is an evergreen tree of the family Calophyllaceae, whose fruit is edible. It has also been classified as belonging to the family Guttiferae Juss. (1789), which would make it a relative of the mangosteen.^[2]

Mammee apple
Full and longitudinally-cut mammee apples
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Calophyllaceae
Genus:	Mammea
Species:	M. americana
Binomial name
Mammea americana L.

In certain Latin American countries, Mammea americana is referred to as "yellow mamey" (Spanish: mamey amarillo)^[3] to distinguish it from the unrelated but similar-looking Pouteria sapota, whose fruit is usually called "red mamey"

DUNGS…dunks..

Ziziphus mauritiana, also known as Indian jujube,^[1] Indian plum,^[1] Chinese date,^[1] Chinese apple,^[1] and dunks^[1] is a tropical fruit tree species belonging to the family Rhamnaceae. It is often confused with the closely related Chinese jujube (Z. jujuba), but whereas Z. jujuba prefers temperate climates, Z. mauritiana is tropical to subtropical.^[2]

Ziziphus mauritiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rhamnaceae
Genus:	Ziziphus
Species:	Z. mauritiana
Binomial name
Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.

Ziziphus mauritiana is a spiny, evergreen shrub

1. Anybody ever had BARAHAR fruit?? I had a few times as a kid..from my dad’s farm on Hogg Island..)   Aka monkey fruit

barhar is hindi word…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artocarpus_lacucha

Artocarpus lacucha, also known as monkey fruit^[1] or monkey jack,^[1] is a tropical evergreen tree species of the family Moraceae. It is distributed throughout the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.^[2] The tree is valued for its wood; its fruit is edible and is believed to have medicinal value.^[3] In Northeastern Thailand, the wood is used to make pong lang, a local traditional instrument.^[4]

Artocarpus lacucha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Artocarpus
Species:	A. lacucha
Binomial name
Artocarpus lacucha Buch.-Ham.
The stilbenoid oxyresveratrol can be isolated from the heartwood of Artocarpus lacucha[5] as well as in Puag Haad, the light brown powder obtained from the aqueous extract of the wood chips of A. lakoocha by boiling, then slow evaporation, followed by cooling. This traditional drug is effective against the intestinal fluke Haplorchis taichui[6] or against taeniasis.[7]

• Barharwa: A town in India named after the Hindi word for Artocarpus lacucha (Barhar)

We had a monkey apple tree, for me, that thing was good for the garbage bin. I don't recall liking mammee neither. Didn't care much for dunks , I preferred ginip. We used to raid  a neighbour's tree that bore some nice huge ginips, everyone around at the time had pouted lips while enjoying the fruits of my/our labor.

@cain posted:

We had a monkey apple tree, for me, that thing was good for the garbage bin. I don't recall liking mammee neither. Didn't care much for dunks , I preferred ginip. We used to raid  a neighbour's tree that bore some nice huge ginips, everyone around at the time had pouted lips while enjoying the fruits of my/our labor.

Oh no..we had plenty monkey apple trees in our backyard n also in thebackdam..whn ripe u add milk n sugar, use fingers n mix well..itis yummy !! I loved it but if it is not fully ripe..itis ‘cassa’ n u wont enjoy.

Maamey now..whn i first tasted it, I didbt like but over time..it is an acquired taste..i grew to like it..

im not a fan of genips..too much work to eat that..lol…some does be sour too!!  Wht abt twin genip?? As kids we were ‘fooled’ that if we ate the twin gneis we woulld get twin babies..hahahaha

I am still drooling for Guyana gooseberry

yesterday I had some kowah and 1/2 small soursop which I bought at no frills. I shared with my mother…soursop is her fav fruit.

I also like sugar apple and red cashew…mmmmmm drooooooooool

@Wildflower posted:

I am still drooling for Guyana gooseberry

yesterday I had some kowah and 1/2 small soursop which I bought at no frills. I shared with my mother…soursop is her fav fruit.

I also like sugar apple and red cashew…mmmmmm drooooooooool

We has soupsop tree in our yard..we used to cover the fruit with straw so that it got fully ripe on tree(birds would peck  at ripe fruit)

i never liked Kowah..d smell..but we boiled the seeds..now that is yummy ( i buy cooked chestnuts in pkts ..almost identical to kowah seeds )

Gosh i love all fruits from GY.. we had almost every 1 u can think of except mamey n tangerine

We also had orange, pomegranate, 3 diff kinds cherry trees, gooseberries, dungs, red, yellow n white lady guavas, genips, buxton spice n long mangoes, roseapples, psydium, starapple, five finger, sapodilla , fatpoke, cashew n plenty bananas n even sugar cane n 8 coconut trees including a St Lucia kind. My sis used to say we have an orchard..lol

@Lynn posted:

We has soupsop tree in our yard..we used to cover the fruit with straw so that it got fully ripe on tree(birds would peck  at ripe fruit)

i never liked Kowah..d smell..but we boiled the seeds..now that is yummy ( i buy cooked chestnuts in pkts ..almost identical to kowah seeds )

Gosh i love all fruits from GY.. we had almost every 1 u can think of except mamey n tangerine

We also had orange, pomegranate, 3 diff kinds cherry trees, gooseberries, dungs, red, yellow n white lady guavas, genips, buxton spice n long mangoes, roseapples, psydium, starapple, five finger, sapodilla , fatpoke, cashew n plenty bananas n even sugar cane n 8 coconut trees including a St Lucia kind. My sis used to say we have an orchard..lol

Oh rant..did yall have any space for a house?