From the first to the third week of November comes the season of the lowest prices and the best taste of feijoa. This fruit, named after the director of the Brazilian Museum of Natural History, Joanie de Silva Feijo, is famous for its many health benefits..

Feijoa bush is interesting not only for sweet fruits, but also for leaves.. True, it will be much easier to purchase feijoa fruits in local latitudes than leaves.. The taste and smell of feijoa is a mix of strawberry, kiwi and pineapple.

According to the iodine content, this fruit can be compared with seafood. And besides iodine, feijoa contains all vitamins, fiber, pectins, malic acid, essential sugars, micro and macro elements.. The essential oil of the fruit has anti-inflammatory properties and can be applied to the skin..

FEIJOA IS INDICATED FOR USE IN SUCH CASES:.

- thyroid disease;

- atherosclerosis;

- beriberi;

- inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, gastritis, pyelonephritis;

- metabolic problems in the body;

- high blood pressure;

- cardiovascular diseases.

HOW TO CHOOSE FEIJOA When choosing a fruit, one berry should be cut lengthwise: if the flesh is transparent, then the fruit is ripe. If the fruit is brown, this is a sign of spoiled fruit. And white and opaque pulp is a sign of an unripe fruit..

USEFUL FEIJOA RECIPES Feijoa is actively used in cooking. Jams, jams, compotes, desserts, salads and sauces are made from small green fruits.. Feijoa is also actively added to seafood dishes.. This fruit goes especially well with black cod and sea bass.. As a side dish, feijoa looks good with boiled small vegetables - carrots, Brussels sprouts, zucchini. It is not recommended to subject the fruits to heat treatment..

From feijoa for the winter you can make raw jam. Grind the fruits to a gruel and mix the finished mass with sugar in a ratio of 1: 1. You can store this jam in jars in the refrigerator..

To make jam with ginger, chop the feijoa and mix with sugar, then add a glass of water and put on fire for six hours. After that, add freshly grated ginger to the jam.. The combination of these different flavors of fruits gives a rich flavor to the jam..

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