Exotic Fruit: Tabo from the Virgin Forests of Palawan, Philippines
My wife just came home from Palawan and she brought home some fruits we had never seen before. Â She says these fruits are called TABO. Â An exotic fruit found in the virgin forests of Palawan, Philippines. Â First thing I asked was, is it safe to eat?
My wife says the natives in the forest get this TABO fruit from a vine, a big vine that creeps on the tall trees. Â Rumor has it that the natives cut the vine enough so it creeps low enough so they can gather fruit. Â Rumor says these vines only bear fruit every 15 years! Â Sounds like a tall story that needs to be verified.
Here are pictures of the fruit, and what the seeds look like. Â The meat tastes pretty good. Â Something unique, tender, the seeds are big. Â It’s like no other fruit I had ever seen. Â I wonder what it’s nutrition profile is, what it is good for. Â Must ask the natives.
It’s a big world and maybe one of you will be able to identify this fruit better and give more factual information.
