Egg Fruit (Canistel):- Egg fruit (Pautaria campechiana) which
is popularly known as "Canistel" belongs to the family of "Sapotaceae" is a large,
symmetrical, bushy, much branched, small sized an evergreen tree. This fruit is
indigenous to Malaysia and is also found in the Western Ghats of South India
and the tropical regions of South East Asia. The tree reaches a height about 20
to 30 ft. This tree fruits are produced about the size of an apple and the
colour of the fruit is yellowish to orange with a meaty pulp similar to texture
of a hard-boiled egg yolk enclosing often a single large
seed. In India, this fruit is known to only some locals and the commercial
cultivation of this fruit is very limited. These fruits can be consumed fresh
either without removing the skin or after peeling and slicing. The
egg fruit pulp is used in the preparation of milk shake.To read more Click here.
