The loquat. What is this amazing fruit?

The loquat is a fruit plant, the birthplace of which can be considered the northern coast of India, China and the Himalayas. This shrub loves the humid subtropical climate, so basically it can be found on the coasts, for example, in Russia it grows in the vicinity of Sochi. Also, it grows well in the highlands, so it is sometimes called a rock loquat. The fruits of this plant are unusually tasty and healthy, they somehow resemble apple, strawberry and apricot. There are several varieties of varieties: loquat German, Japanese and ordinary. Her next of kin can be considered hawthorn, pear, quince and black-ash rowan. Well, we already know a little the answer to the question: "Medlar: what is this?"

Beneficial features:

If you regularly eat a medlar, it has a beneficial effect on your health in general. Stabilizes the pressure, significantly improves the cardiovascular system, speeds up the process of tissue regeneration, so that the skin, hair and nails look healthy. In addition, the medlar (which is a useful fruit, we already know) increases immunity, improves the functioning of the intestines and liver, removing all toxins from the body, resulting in the level of cholesterol in the blood comes back to normal. Also, eating this wonderful fruit prevents the onset of diabetes. After the festive feast, the loquat will also be an indispensable assistant, it helps to digest the heavy food faster, copes well and eliminates the feeling of heaviness in the stomach. These are the useful properties of this product. In addition, the medlar (which we already know) is useful not only for its fruits, but also for the leaves.

Healing properties:

On the basis of leaves and berries medlars have learned to prepare very useful and medicinal infusions and decoctions. They relieve many ailments, such as asthma, diarrhea, bronchitis, dysentery and various inflammatory diseases. Only the broth is better to make from unripe fruits and seeds.

Application in cooking:

Ripe fruit is used to make jam, jam, juice, compote and various eastern sweets. Also the loquat became widely used in the production of alcoholic beverages. Her juice is added to various liquors and wines. From seeds, an excellent surrogate coffee. In addition, from the fruits of the medlar you can make very spicy sauces, which are perfectly combined with poultry meat. It is added to many fruit salads.

Gem from the loquat. Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 kg of medlar;
• 1-2 sprigs of cardamom;
• 350 g of sugar.

Cooking method:

Clear the berries from the bones and peels, for this, you just need to pass it with boiling water, and the skin will easily peel off. Cook on low heat until softening, and it must often be shaken. Add sugar, twigs cardamom, bring to a boil and cook until the desired consistency. Finished jam spread on jars and cover. There is one secret: if you put nuts in a loquat (instead of seeds), then the jam from it will turn out to be very gentle.

Conclusion

Well, now you all know about the fruit of a loquat: what is it, what useful properties it has, where it is used. Be sure to try it, you definitely will not regret it.