bilimbi การใช้
- The sun-dried bilimbi is called asam sunti.
- Bilimbi and asam sunti are popular in Acehnese cuisine.
- It should not be confused with the closely related bilimbi, with which it shares some common names.
- In some villages in the Thiruvananthapuram district of India, the fruit of the bilimbi was used in folk medicine to control obesity.
- Like the closely related bilimbi, there are two main types of carambola : the small sour ( or tart ) type and the larger sweet type.
- There are two popular versions of Pinangat : the sour version using bilimbi ( kamias ), tamarind, or vinegar; and the Bicol version with gata.
- It typically consists of 2 lbs ( 907.2 grams ) of boiled skinned shark, finely mashed, and cooked with squeezed bilimbi juice and pepper, salt and turmeric.
- Like the bilimbi, the juice of the more acidic sour types can be used to clean rusty or tarnished metal ( especially brass ) as well as bleach rust stains from cloth.
- The municipality was named after the sour fruit " Iba ", commonly known as " kamias " ( " Averrhoa bilimbi " ), which is abundant in the place.
- In 1793, the bilimbi was introduced to Jamaica from Timor and after several years, was cultivated throughout Central and South America where it is known as "'mimbro " '.
- "Papaitan ", or " sinanglaw " in the Ilocos Region, is an offal stew whose signature ingredient is its broth made from animal bile and the fruit of the Averrhoa bilimbi.
- White is the natural colour of woven cotton fabrics, while red is one of the earliest natural dye discovered by native acquired from the teak leaves, the flowers of Averrhoa bilimbi or the skin of mangosteen fruits.
- The tree is common in Guam, Indonesia ( where it is called ceremai or cerama ), South Vietnam ( called ch鵰 ru?t ), Laos, northern Peninsular Malaysia ( called cerme and cermai ), and India ( called chalmeri, harpharoi, Nellikai, Harfi, Arunellikai, Abazhanga, Nellipuli, Irumban Puli, Bilimbi, Usiri ( Ilokano ), if not widely, and in Cambodia ( called kantuet ) and Thailand ( called mayom ).