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Kokum
[also Black Kokum, Cocum, Kokam, Kokum Butter Tree, Mangosteen Oil Tree]
(Garcinia indica)
Family: Guttiferae
Native to the western coastal regions of southern India, but rare outside
this area. In India it is used in the regional cuisines of Gujarat Maharashrta
and other southern states where glasses of kokum sherbet are consumed
during summer months. Dark purple to black, sticky with curled edges,
the Kokum fruit is usually halved and dried, so the dried seeds are
visible in their chambers like a citrus fruit. Kokum is found as a dried
rind, resembling a thick plum skin. It gives a pink to purple color
and sweet-sour taste when added to food. The aroma is slightly sweet
and sour, with a refreshing sour taste, slightly astringent flavor.
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