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Jocote is a fruit of a flowering plant in the cashew family. Its scientific name is Spondias Purpurea and also known as Spanish Plum. The fruit is deliciously sweet when it is maturely ripened otherwise it is a kind of sour or acidic fruit.
It is mostly eaten ripe, with or without the peel, but on occasions, it could be eaten unripe with salt or lime juice. It could also be squeezed for juice.
The smell of Jocotes is aromatic which appeals to you to eat it as a snack.
Jocotes fruit has various tastes during the ripening process. When maturely ripen they are creamy and taste like a cross between a mango and plums. The taste is somewhat between sweet and sour. When the Jocotes are not completely ripened they can pucker your mouth because they are sour and mostly people add salt to balance the acidity and tart flavors.
How to use Jocote fruit
You can eat Jocote fruit raw in both forms ripen or unripe. The seed of Jocote fruit is ignored. The fruit is pulpy, juicy, and fibrous. It is used for making cuisines and is an important ingredient for one of the typical dishes of Salvadoran cuisine.
The fruit of Jocotes is also consumed in boiled form or mashed with sugar to make a simple dessert.
You can also make juice of Jocote which is a very refreshing and delicious drink and also beneficial for your health and brain.
Besides being eaten as other fruits, Jocotes are also known popularly for their medicinal purposes.
Storage
Jocotes have a life of a week or two but it may be extended by the way you store it.
If you want to store Jocotes you should place them away from sunlight because it withdraws the moisture from them causing wrinkled and dried before storing you should also ensure that there is no moisture and humidity can spoil Jocotes. A cool and dry place is always preferable to store Jocotes otherwise they will go bad earlier and would go to waste.
The best and easily available option for storing Jocotes is to refrigerate them and if you have washed Jocotes you must have to dry them before refrigerating as the watery fruits rot early.
For yearning Jocotes out of season, you can also freeze them but then you could not eat them raw, rather you should make them beverage out of it or make jams.
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