This fruit used to be very common when I was growing up. We used to be able to buy it from street vendors - they were sold in paper bags, often with disel piment (salt and chilies). I think they used to grow on the sides of the mountains. One issue with them is that they would stain your clothes and it was hard to get rid of the stain.
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The fruit is also called:
- Jamun Berry in India
- Java plum
- Indian Blackberry
- Jambul, Jamblang, Jambolan
- Black plum
- Damson plum
- Duhat plum
- Portuguese plum
- Syzgium cumini (botanical name)
The fruit is high in vitamin C and Iron.
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