Pommerac

The French patois name in T&T. Also called Jamoon in Trinidad. Known as Malay Apples. These are much more fibrous in texture than an apple, not crunchy, but with high water content. Different taste, however, that I haven't figured out how to describe!

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Leizelle says:

The Pommerac! As we Trinidadians call it! yum yum makes a great chow!
Chow: highly seasoned fruit with lots of green seasoning, salt, pepper and garlic!
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tamara says:

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Chennette says:

thanks :-)
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jendayee says:

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We call it Ponmdo in creole Martinique, Pomme d'eau in french.
Pommerac sounds strange in french. In guadeloupe it's called Pomme Malaka. As it's not really sweet we say also "acre" and in creole that word is "rak". That gives = Ponmrak or Pommerac if you turn it frenchy :)))
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Chennette says:

bonjour Jen

yeah, I think we spell it pommerac, because that's how we pronounce in T&T (pom-ah-rac). I think I remember reading an explanation for the word very similar to yours, except most people (like me) who didn't actually grow up speaking the patois/creole don't always know the roots of the terms we use all the time! I know it for the pommecythere (golden apple). And for some reason the older indo-Trini community calls it jamoon, which I think means sweet? or a sweet...have to check the parents.
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(-(-Tchi Tcha -)-) says:

humm! Miam miam ! belle macro ! great shot !!!

Thanks for sharing !

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pictureinfocus says:

Well, I have never had one of these fruits before. Looks sweet…

Thanks for sharing !

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from eye to pixel says:

J'adoooooore ça

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jendayee says:

The flower is also very nice ! one day I'll post it if noone does it before :))
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jendayee says:

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Chennette says:

thanks Jen, would love to see the flower - it's been a while since I've seen the actual tree!
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_loran_denim says:

Magnifique. I don't know this fruit. Is it big ? It seems to be rather little
Thanks for sharing !

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amataiclaudius says:

In Jamaica it iscalled an otaheite apple. It is had as a ripe fruit or made into a juice.....delicious!!!

Thanks for sharing !

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Remlin says:

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otaheiti apples, my favorite!!! YUM!
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Chennette says:

thanks all!
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Trini Mom says:

Ok some history....Jamoon also is the name for a similar type fruit which also grows in clusters, It is deep red almost crimson and the fruit when ripe is so sweet and leaves a reddish purply stain on anything in its part. The flowers are similar to the Pommerac which is also called big Jamoon. I vivdly remember this tree in the village , well there were more than one and when we would pass by the tree we were sure to get one and rub it on our lips for lipstick. But oh so sweet and finger stains on the nails as well. There is a tree as you drive up the ramp near the Preysal Exit . Pommerac flowers are beautiful and a great sight.....
Of course jamoon is associated with the sweet we make from flour and condensed milk etc ... gulab jamoon to be exact and this purple fruit was also called gulab jamoon by some.... if I remember correctly some odd 50 years ago hehehehe.
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Chennette says:

ok, so that lipstick story sounding familiar...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jambul
(Syzygium cumini)
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Trini Mom says:

Yes yes that is it.......thanks.
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trinikreyol says:

Ok i am a trini and i speak creole also known as patois, i can give you an explanation of the word pommerac. In trinidad unlike martinique and guadeloupe our creole has been strongly influenced by spanish. The word pommerac comes from a combination of the words pomme which is french for apple and the spanish word maracas which is what some trinis call shack-shack. The fruit does look like the instrument as well as an apple! Hence the name!
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Chennette says:

thank you very much :-)
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