This fruit sold by a roadside auntie is eaten skin and all, good for coughs and full of nutrition

Many uncles and aunties who sell fruit do not rent a spot inside the vegetable market; instead they choose to set up a simple stall by the roadside to sell their own goods. And just like that, walking past the roadside, one stall's fruit was so eye-catching, with a few large banana leaves spread on the ground, covered with little red fruits, looking very appealing for sale.

This kind of fruit is actually still quite uncommon, and it is very hard to find in ordinary supermarkets. The auntie told me it is called Sanya fruit, rich in nutrition with the whole plant being a treasure, and it can be used medicinally, with effects of detoxifying and relieving itching, and it has a particularly good effect on coughs.

The auntie told me that for Sanya fruit you mainly eat its flesh; its fruit is only the size of a thumb, and the flesh inside is divided into three segments, hence the name. After one taste it was indeed sweet and sour, and in this hot weather it is quite refreshing to eat, and here 10 yuan can buy 2 jin, which compared with some fruits is still relatively cheap.

Actually, Sanya fruit is mainly distributed and produced in places such as Yunnan and Hainan, and some local children dip Sanya fruit in sauce and eat it skin and flesh together. Although its peel can also be eaten, eating it with the peel still tastes a bit sour and astringent, so it is usually peeled and eaten, and the flesh is juicier and more refreshing.

Sanya fruit is more abundant in the Xishuangbanna area of Yunnan, and most of it is wild; it generally flowers in March and April, and fruiting continues from May to October. Its growth does not have very strict requirements for soil, and it likes light yet tolerates shade, with relatively strong stress resistance.

If you have seen a Sanya fruit tree, you would surely be amazed; its tree is inherently tall, with a graceful shape, especially during the fruiting period, when tree after tree is hung all over with fruit, particularly beautiful. And its roots, fruit and bark can all be used as medicine, so it can be said that the Sanya fruit tree is a multi-purpose tree species combining ornamental, edible and medicinal uses. Although there is currently very little artificial cultivation, it has great value for economic development.