Nature has its own medicines
Ever seen and tasted this fruit ? Most people know about palm candy, but they don't know how the palm fruit looks like or tastes like. This is another gift from nature, that comes only in summer, to keep us cool from inside, by staying hydrated during hot weather. And not only it's delicious, but a very good source of nutrients, several vitamins and minerals ( you can google around it). I love this fruit for its rich fiber content, the water inside tasting very sweet.
So far we have failed to develop a plant in our native, and buy them when these vendors bring from villages. They give three of these in fifty rupees, which seems a bit expensive, but then blame inflation for that - they also need to earn a living. Mom says, these plants are natural absorbers of lightening, and that is why, people in villages plant them in the outskirts of the village, to safeguard them.
They even have varieties - these big black ones are more matured with a little hard content inside.
But in comparison, if you pick these small white ones, they are soft like butter. I keep bringing them as long as they are available this month and teach kids its benefits. They don't like it like pizza or burgers, but I keep doing my duty, telling them that they should at least eat them for their health benefits like a medicine. If you don't treat food as your medicine, then some day medicine will be your food and that won't be far away.
They will start ripening towards the end of the summer and the aroma of ripened palm is very unique - people use them to make cakes by mixing them in batter. Long back I ate them in a village, and since then I have a desire to do it once at our home, because I know that will be loved by kids. This year, I have already told the lady to research on that and may be we will get a ripened one from market and prepare the cakes.
One other great product of this comes out by putting the ripen ones under soil for a year - next year, it gives us soft cakes inside, that's very very tasty. May be I will try to put couple this year and see how it goes. Nature knows what is best for us and gives them in abundance, we need to educate ourselves and utilize them - thankfully my boy listens to everything and will carry forward my legacy.
copyrights @sanjeevm - content created uniquely with passion for #HIVE platform — NOT posted anywhere else! #HIVE is my only social diary - my blog is my life.
AI free content - do not lose your natural intelligence.
Don't have a hive account ? Then you are missing the fun on one of the most decentralized blockchains - created and run by community, free from any centralized entities. Create your account using my referral and you will have my support for good and genuine AI free content.