Cermai is
the fruit of Phyllanthus acidus, also
known as Malay gooseberry, is an exotic local fruit of the tropical Asia.
A cermai tree
can grow up to 10 meter in height. The leaves
are ovate, alternates, light green in colour. The flowers can be male, female or hermaphrodite,
small and pinkish in clusters on the branches. The fruits are pale yellow, waxy, crisp and
juicy, with 4 – 6 seeds.
Cermai is
cultivated mainly for its fruit, which is very sour, thus seldom consumed
fresh. The cermai fruit is mostly used
in cooking, pickled in salt, sweetened and made into syrup. It is also consumed raw mixed in rojak buah, or pounded with sambal belacan and eaten with rice. The young leaves can also be eaten as greens
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