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Here is one most of you may not know.
Known here as 五指毛桃果 (wǔ zhǐ máo táo guǒ, literally five-finger hairy peach fruit), these are Ficus simplicissima Lour., a type of Asian fig. In the local Zhuang language, they are known as 牛奶子 （niú nǎi zǐ- meaning ‘milk') because of its milky interior. It'd call it 'sap' rather then milk. It also 'bleeds' from the stems.
They are slightly sweet and, even here, kind of rare.
Here is one most of you may not know.
Known here as 五指毛桃果 (wǔ zhǐ máo táo guǒ, literally five-finger hairy peach fruit), these are Ficus simplicissima Lour., a type of Asian fig. In the local Zhuang language, they are known as 牛奶子 （niú nǎi zǐ- meaning ‘milk') because of its milky interior. It'd call it 'sap' rather then milk.
They are slightly sweet and, even here, kind of rare.
By Lior,
