Macopa for Haraldrose
Curiosity got the answer : The chohm-poo of Thailand is what
we call MACOPA in the Philippines! One of the English names
for the fruit is Java Apple... and, right around the corner from
my home is a very prolific macopa tree! We used to have a
tree in our old home in QC -- we would chill the fruits,
sprinkle it with salt after, and munch lazy afternoons away!
Comments
Thursday 24/02/05, 04:45
hu-waw! we call this 'tambis' in our dialect. 'makopa' is the bigger variety with a huge seed at the middle. thanks for posting this pic, asin na lang solb na :)
Thursday 24/02/05, 04:59
Is your dialect Hiligaynon or Visayan?
(please pass the salt (crunch, crunch)
Thursday 24/02/05, 07:38
hiligaygon :)
Thursday 24/02/05, 11:44
Tambis man o macopa... ah basta, manungkit na tayo! At huwag kalimutan ang asin!!! :-)
Thursday 24/02/05, 13:39
Seems I triggered some inner-philippines identity finding here, hehe. Yes, these are the ones, Jigs. I love them for the amazing amount of water in a relatively hard fruit. Its like drinking and eating at the same time...
Tuesday 31/05/05, 03:19
Bing, someone finally resolved our debate! Thanks, Mr. Allangeorgetambis! :-)
Sunday 12/06/05, 08:11
Sige, mag-debate kayo ni Bing-Galing! Basta ako,
whatever the color, macopa pa rin siya! ;-)
But thanks, Allan George J. Tambis, for your very
enlightening tidbits.