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Umbu - a fruta que dá de beber
Umbu - a fruta que dá de beber

Creio que este da foto é o umbu-cajá. Presume-se que seja resultante do cruzamento natural entre cajá (Spondias mombin) e umbu (S. tuberosa). Assim como o cajá e o umbu, o umbu-cajazeira é uma frutífera tropical nativa do Nordeste brasileiro.
Seu nome em tupi-guarani é "y-mb-u", que significa "árvore que dá de beber", sendo conhecido, também, como umbu, imbu, ambu, ombu, corruptelas de seu nome indígena.

Como a fruta tem muita água é muito querida na seca região do Nordeste e é consumida não só in-natura mas também de outras formas.
A mais conhecida delas é a "umbuzada": a fruta é levada ao fogo com água, depois de fervida extrai-se as sementes e as cascas, penera-se, põe-se açúcar e pronto! Come-se às colheradas, como uma sopa espessa.
Ainda estou para experimentar...

In English:
"Spondias tuberosa (commonly known as Umbú, Imbu, or Brazil plum) is native to northeast Brazil, where it grows in the Caatinga, the chaparral scrub that grows wild across dry lands of the Sertão. The round fruit is light yellow to red in colour, around 2-4 cm in size, and has a leathery shell. The flesh is soft and juicy, with a sweet taste and distinct aroma. The fruit comes from a small tree, seldom higher than 6 m, with an expansive crown of up to 10 m in diameter. The fruit is ideal for mixing with gooseberries or plums and is used in fruit juices, jams and sorbets.

The name of this tree and fruit comes from the indigenous phrase y-mb-u, which means tree that gives drink. The productive cycle of this wild, spontaneously growing tree begins after ten years of growth. It bears fruit once a year and can produce up to 300 kilos of fruit in a single harvest when it reaches maturity. Due to its robust root system, a great network of tubers that can store liquid throughout the Sertão s dry season, the Umbu tree can hold up to 3,000 liters of water during the dry months."
More, here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spondias_tuberosa

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Taken on: April 29, 2007
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