Thursday, February 17, 2011

When you ask for a raspberry in India...

"Rasbhari" fruit in a round bundle.
When my Hindi teacher told me the name for this small orange fruit, a little like a sweet tomatillo, was "raspberry," I thought he must be mistaken. But no! The Hindi name for the fruit is "rasbhari," which comes from "ras" (रस), meaning "juice," and "bhari" (भरी) meaning "full."

The English name for the fruit is the cape gooseberry. They're all over Delhi's fruit and vegetable stands right now, artfully bundled in balls like a pincushions, with papery leaves stuffing the inside and the berries studding the outside like bright orange pin heads. The berries are sweet with a slight sour edge, and pop in your mouth like a cherry tomato. Perfect for a snack while walking to the metro!
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5 comments:

  1. bfinzerFebruary 20, 2011 at 10:49 PM

    But what do they taste like?

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  2. AnonymousDecember 4, 2011 at 3:19 AM

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  3. AnonymousDecember 4, 2011 at 3:22 AM

    It tastes slightly savour and sweet. The taste is most is that of a summer fruit...juicy and refreshing. The skin is thin and the fruit is consumed as a whole.

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  4. UnknownMarch 5, 2013 at 2:54 AM

    Recently I brought rasbhari half a kg. From Jaipur, to home. Soon as it consumed
    Really it is a nice fruit.

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  5. SangayJanuary 25, 2022 at 5:55 AM

    tastes like a hybrid of cherry tomato & kiwi

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